Of course, every government can be criticized, but it seems an objective truth to me that China has so far been remarkably peaceful for a rising power. They haven't been waging wars, installing puppet dictatorships, etc, as the US has done - they've been building and innovating. There are of course major downsides to any such development, and personally I am wary of globalization in general, but it is undeniably true that they are developing in a FAR less destructive manner than the west, what with all our bloody colonization, and imperialism that continues to this day.
It is my view that China’s rise as a superpower should, in some ways at least, be seen as a positive for the world, as it gives poor countries bargaining power, making them less easy to exploit. And, though we may not like many things about China's internal system, the presence on the world stage of a power that clearly is focussed on lifting people out of poverty, is another huge plus. This pressures western capitalist governments to change their ways, and give more concessions to workers, just as the presence of the Soviet Union did.
Let’s not assist in the demonisation of China, which serves only to escalate tensions between nuclear powers, in the desperate hope that China will fall so that the exploitation of those poor countries can continue unhindered. Nuclear war seems more likely than that. Watch this film.
In the coming years, it needs to be the top priority of everyone who wants a peaceful world to oppose US aggression towards China. The west is demonizing China just as it has demonized every other disobedient nation before waging war on those nations. This should terrify us all.
This can be done without giving any opinion re China's internal system, but I thought I would keep a list here of all the positive/interesting stories about China, just to counter the incessant demonization (this does not mean that I am an admirer, overall, of their way of doing things - I really see that as their business! - but it is to humanize them, and highlight the truth that they are most definitely not the uniquely nefarious 'regime' that they will now be increasingly presented as.
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The American Dream Is Alive and Well—in China
Lessons from China: Ensuring no one goes hungry during coronavirus lockdowns.
China Leads Global Renewable Investment With $126.6 Billion.
China Is Bankrolling Green Energy Projects Around the World.
NASA Says Earth Is Greener Today Than 20 Years Ago Thanks To China, India.
How China Took Charge of the Electric Bus Revolution.
China renegotiated $50billion in loans to developing countries.
Africa: Lest We Forget, China Trained African Freedom Fighters.
10 massive projects the Chinese are funding in Africa.
China's Role in Efforts to Eradicate Poverty.
An advocate for China describes why the pandemic has increased his trust in Xi, the party, and Beijing.
Should America Aspire To Be More Like China?
"If somebody in the West says China is just a capitalist country. Well you're entitled to an ill-informed opinion."
Is China capitalist?
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