1. Compare the economic performance ofUS and China during the first 6 months of 2021 amidst the COVID19 pandemic.
2. Which of the two countries in your view had more successfully managed the short-term impacts on business, jobs, and the economy? Why?
3. Why do you think the less successful country was unable to achieve the same results as the more successful one?
4. What macroeconomic lessons are there to be learned from the experiences of these two countries?