International News Involving The United States And China

While researching and writing a current events paper for one of my other courses, I stumbled upon this article. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-to-leave-global-postal-union-next-month-barring-last-minute-action-exit-could-send-global-parcel-rates-soaring. This article is an interesting read about the United States (USPS) leaving the Universal Postal Union. There are a couple of reasons for why the USPS wants to leave the Union that has over 192 states in it, but one of the main reasons relates to China. The Union has a yearly due that is paid by every state within the Union. How much each state pays is dependent on if the state is developed economically or not. The rates for each state was made over 50 years ago when China was a developing state, so this means that China does not pay nearly the same amount as the United States in dues which leads to China making large amounts of profits by being able to cheaply ship items from China. China is now one of the largest economic states in the world, competing for directly with the United States with shipping goods. The United States is upset with the fact that China does not have to pay nearly as much, and because of this, the United States is leaving the Union. This article was an interesting read about something that I had no idea that was happening, and I highly recommend the article.