Arjun Kapur '13 Reflection5/27/2019 I have learned a lot in Arjun Kapur’s talk. He has an interesting perspective as an American who studies in China. He told us to look at the issue from an impartial perspective, which is really hard to do for most of the people. Kapur analyzed from a historical way that after the Cold War the triangle that contained the U.S., Russia, and China was formed. He cleared a lot of misunderstanding that the Communism in China is actually different from it in Russia. Kapur then commented on the status quo that both U.S. and China should learn to agree to disagree and cooperate in the field that accommodate mutual interest, like denuclearization and fighting for global warming. What especially intrigued me was the point he mentioned about the new triangle. He stated that different from many people, he suggested India will replace Russia in the triangle. I think it is a really important strategy to not cling on the history too much and blindly focus on Russia, but to pay attention on the probabilities in the future.
From him, I can see that he was really doing something he like. And I think that is what Watkinson has tried to teach its students- to develop an interest and chase it with method. He mentioned that in college he studied under some famous professor. I think that’s what smart about him: to use the resources that school offered and perform his potentials.
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