Will Obama's 'Sputnik moment' fly?
Activer le mode zenDon Lee and David Pierson
"In his State of the Union call to revitalize the economy, President Obama suggested that Americans today face a new "Sputnik moment" the challenge of another foreign superpower bent on domination.
"Just as a complacent America was jolted into action when the Soviet Union launched the first Earth-orbiting satellite in the 1950s, Obama warned, today the nation must rise to the challenge of an economically expansionist China.
"It was a potentially powerful appeal, aimed at both pride and fear: China, not the long-dominant U.S., has the fastest computer and the fastest trains. China, with its relentless growth and financial muscle, could shoulder the United States aside in the world economy."
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"Will Obama's 'Sputnik moment' fly?", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), janvier 2011. Consulté le 20/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/will-obama-s-sputnik-moment-fly-