Chinese civilization is thousands of years old. They aren’t going to wash away. You may be too young to remember the Iron Rice Bowl and China in a constant state of near starvation. They have boot-strapped themselves into a world power. I expect them to become more capitalist as we become more socialist.
Only one problem...
China ain’t the China of old. Generations of communist rule have destroyed what remained of the Chinese culture. From my limited reading the old Chinese culture only exists in Taiwan these days.
Bootstrapped?
How about stole technology?
How about bought technology from the Clinton cabal?
China develops nothing. They reverse engineer everything and slap a Chinese name on it. Even Chinese businesses are complaining that the Chinese people haven’t the imagination to develop a new concept. They can only copy and paste.
Products made in China by Chinese companies are of such poor quality the Chinese won’t even buy the stuff. Even their knockoffs are crap and they know it.
As far as food, China is where we were in the early 1900’s before sanitation standards were put into effect. Eating at a Chinese restaurant or food stand is playing Russian roulette with your health.
As far as more capitalist, I’m not so sure. Xi is ramping up the communist slogans and rhetoric. Entertainers and businesspeople are scrutinized more now than ever.
Chairman Deng orchestrated the surge of the Chinese economy.
Unfortunately the ruling elites in China today are from the Lost Generation created by chairman Mao.
JMHO but I think China is due a very big stumble.
YMMV.
The communistic state of being is the same as the thousands-of-years-old Chinese society?
Anyone who expects Red China to become less socialist (more free) is deluding him/herself, with all due respect. Their current imperialistic push (militarizing the South China Sea, taking over other countries’ infrastructure via debt traps, ad nauseam) is evidence that they are as socialistic as ever.
They are a fascist country. Fascism is a melding of government an business. China is not free and never will be free. But we have Americans blowing their horn daily.