In the first two decades of the 21st century, the German and Chinese economies were as complementary as two major economies can be. In recent years, however, this dynamic has begun to shift in important ways, with China emerging as a formidable competitor to Germany in the industries it once dominated. What for years felt […]
I see it as unquestionably a W. I have infinite respect for Cuba, the USSR, and other AES countries that have gone different paths than China has since Deng, but as I have come to increasingly see it- the international victory of communism will not come about through examples of austerity and rationing, no matter how understandable the causes may be (and I’m aware the Soviet history is much, much more than that- which it has been wrongly smeared as since)- and China’s role in promoting win-win, non-imperialist trade, cooperation, and integration even with the most irreconcilable (to socialism) of states, and finding common ground in doing so as well as in the common cause of anti-imperialism, is something I seriously admire.
Also, it’s not China’s fault the Europeans are shooting themselves in the foot, repeatedly (though good riddance). From the war and sanctions against Russia and the destruction of Nordstream, to their similar sanctions and attempts to hinder or destroy Chinese industrial development, this is all self-inflicted, and a result of the West’s (Europe included) violent refusal to let go of the ghosts of imperial hegemony, monopoly, and (while they’ll rarely admit it) racial supremacy.
I see it as unquestionably a W. I have infinite respect for Cuba, the USSR, and other AES countries that have gone different paths than China has since Deng, but as I have come to increasingly see it- the international victory of communism will not come about through examples of austerity and rationing, no matter how understandable the causes may be (and I’m aware the Soviet history is much, much more than that- which it has been wrongly smeared as since)- and China’s role in promoting win-win, non-imperialist trade, cooperation, and integration even with the most irreconcilable (to socialism) of states, and finding common ground in doing so as well as in the common cause of anti-imperialism, is something I seriously admire.
Also, it’s not China’s fault the Europeans are shooting themselves in the foot, repeatedly (though good riddance). From the war and sanctions against Russia and the destruction of Nordstream, to their similar sanctions and attempts to hinder or destroy Chinese industrial development, this is all self-inflicted, and a result of the West’s (Europe included) violent refusal to let go of the ghosts of imperial hegemony, monopoly, and (while they’ll rarely admit it) racial supremacy.