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Post by SA Hunter on Oct 19, 2017 22:38:10 GMT 10
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Post by fei on Oct 20, 2017 8:30:59 GMT 10
I just wrote a long reply, only to have the computer freeze up and lose it.
I'll just say that yes China is leading some areas, but not all their overseas projects are going to plan, and as much as many people believe its China's destiny (and right) to lead the world, I think they'll find a lot of their plans coming unstuck once they realise that most countries aren't totalitarian states like China.
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Post by selfsufficient on Oct 20, 2017 9:15:03 GMT 10
When I was working in Africa nearly twenty years ago, the chinese were already trying to take the place over. Their plan was to copy colonialism, but do it differently by buying everything due to the trade imbalance with the USA. So in effect the USA was paying for the Chinese to take over.
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Post by paranoia on Oct 20, 2017 10:48:53 GMT 10
I got a good laugh out of the wording of the headline...This is pretty much a non announcement and anyone who has been paying attention won't be surprised to hear China intends itself to be the global dominant power.
Totalitarian or no, there is one particular thing their government has that ours lacks and that's a plan that extends beyond half a decade... From my interactions with that culture they don't think in months or years but decades and generations.
How to prepare? Learn Chinese, teach your children Chinese... I believe there will be opportunities over the next few decades for those that can bridge the gap.
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Post by fei on Oct 20, 2017 11:30:39 GMT 10
Totalitarian or no, there is one particular thing their government has that ours lacks and that's a plan that extends beyond half a decade... From my interactions with that culture they don't think in months or years but decades and generations. Funny you should say that. I live in China, and have had quite a few conversations with Aussie expats lately who don't want to go back to Aus due to the political situation / lack of ever getting anything done. One guy around 30 odd even said that Australia needs a dictator to get things into line. I found that funny, as one of my Yank mates was hoping that Trump would be some sort of benevolent dictator that would get the US back on the rails again. But yeah, they combated the GFC fallout by pouring huge amounts of money into infrastructure like train lines (bullet trains crossing the country), new airports etc. Thereby keeping millions in work, plus brand new infrastructure that will keep the place running for decades. Of course the only problem with that is the debt incurred, but when the government owns all the big banks, they tend to lend to who they're told to and not complain about non-performing loans. |
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