Agree that the safety standards in China are not as stringent as in the USA. This is a war for dominance and survival of two conflicting cultures and sacrifices will quite logically be made to win it. Have you heard of 'eating bitter'? Do you know what it means? Or like many Americans-Westerners today, are you over weight if not obese on the rich diet and lifestyle enabled by global resource hegemony?
It is an existential conflict and contest between two conflicting cultures and belief systems. China is racing to build its strength to avoid being subjugated by the USA. The Chinese have not forgotten the lessons of The Opium Wars!
The USA farmed out a lot of the heavy industry that causes pollution and China took on most of that capacity that was outsourced by USA. What USA did not factor was that China would not be content to be a US vassal like Japan, S.Korea, Canada, UK, EU or Australasia.
Chinas long heritage of being the dominant regional power continues today- their belief is that they deserve and must preserve their right to preeminence over other nations. The USA holds a very similar self belief.
Since The Opium Wars that deep Chinese cultural self belief in being the naturally dominant culture was severely challenged, but today with their state capitalist model of mercantile power they are advancing it with convincing vigour and fundamental to achieving it will be winning freedom from US imperialist hegemony.
Agree that the safety standards in China are not as stringent as in the USA.
This is a war for dominance and survival of two conflicting cultures and sacrifices will quite logically be made to win it.
Have you heard of 'eating bitter'?
Do you know what it means?
Or like many Americans-Westerners today, are you over weight if not obese on the rich diet and lifestyle enabled by global resource hegemony?
It is an existential conflict and contest between two conflicting cultures and belief systems.
China is racing to build its strength to avoid being subjugated by the USA.
The Chinese have not forgotten the lessons of The Opium Wars!
The USA farmed out a lot of the heavy industry that causes pollution and China took on most of that capacity that was outsourced by USA.
What USA did not factor was that China would not be content to be a US vassal like Japan, S.Korea, Canada, UK, EU or Australasia.
Chinas long heritage of being the dominant regional power continues today- their belief is that they deserve and must preserve their right to preeminence over other nations.
The USA holds a very similar self belief.
Since The Opium Wars that deep Chinese cultural self belief in being the naturally dominant culture was severely challenged, but today with their state capitalist model of mercantile power they are advancing it with convincing vigour and fundamental to achieving it will be winning freedom from US imperialist hegemony.
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