The Open Door Policy

The issue in this political cartoon is every one wanting part of china to influence. In the background "China" is yelling at every one to stop taking china for themselves. The cartoonist's message is that since china is letting countries in, countries want to take china for them selves but other countries want parts of china, so countries are fighting over it. People might think that it is wrong to fight over a country that is just letting trade with them, and you try to take it all for your self. The cartoonist used labeling and symbolism. The labeling is on the pie which is showing that it is china and symbolism is china being pie and the people being the countries that want china for themselves.