June 2014, "Chinese scientists finally bring polio vaccine to Africa."
China has always fascinated me. I’ve read about China’s economy boom, its stable government (even peacefully changing leadership), flourishing education system (at least for the privileged), vicious nationalism, and technological achievement and I have little doubt that it will soon become the other world superpower.
I believe that although China is already a major world factor they are laying low and biding their time. And they will wait for maybe 10-15 more years before than finally make a stand. And the US or any other country will be virtually helpless to do anything; the world will depend of the Chinese economy as much as ours and their military will be equal to ours.
But I don’t think that will be enough for China, I believe that they want their country to be the most powerful and most respected in the world. To achieve the latter, they have an opportunity start a new era of humanitarian services. 10 years from now I’ll wake up and in the NY Times the headlines could read, “China sends experts in agricultural genetics to Ethiopia to help grow food”, “In Sudan, Chinese soldiers crush genocidal rebels.”, “Chinese and Arab officials celebrated as Chinese workers completed a series of roads from Beijing to Cairo.”
Will China recognize that the road to power and respect requires a 1) robust economy, 2) military/technological strength, and 3) for other countries to think you are concerned with their well-being? The US had all three after WWII and I believe China will try do the same. The key for them is not to get greedy and try to create an empire.
I believe that although China is already a major world factor they are laying low and biding their time. And they will wait for maybe 10-15 more years before than finally make a stand. And the US or any other country will be virtually helpless to do anything; the world will depend of the Chinese economy as much as ours and their military will be equal to ours.
But I don’t think that will be enough for China, I believe that they want their country to be the most powerful and most respected in the world. To achieve the latter, they have an opportunity start a new era of humanitarian services. 10 years from now I’ll wake up and in the NY Times the headlines could read, “China sends experts in agricultural genetics to Ethiopia to help grow food”, “In Sudan, Chinese soldiers crush genocidal rebels.”, “Chinese and Arab officials celebrated as Chinese workers completed a series of roads from Beijing to Cairo.”
Will China recognize that the road to power and respect requires a 1) robust economy, 2) military/technological strength, and 3) for other countries to think you are concerned with their well-being? The US had all three after WWII and I believe China will try do the same. The key for them is not to get greedy and try to create an empire.
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If it does and if China decides to help its own people, would this lead to the rise of Communism in other countries?