I was going to respond to the forum that was speaking on China but it was locked.
I have been to China and like the other posters have said the people are very friendly and eager to know about the U.S.,and what we think.
The people work very hard because life is tough and in the rural area's it is extremely tough. They strive to better their condition and make life more rewarding and easier for future generations.
I visted a primary school while there in a rural village. They teach english, we would read from their text book to them and they would read back to us from their text book. The books are very slanted toward the communist thinking.
Yes, construction is booming over there but they have a third world mentality when it comes to sanitation. This will be more of a problem as industry grows.
My feelings on China being a threat to the U.S. economically and as a military power are as follows.
China is building many new commercial buildings that look good from the outside but alot of them are using manufacturing techiniques from the 30's or earlier. The infrastructure will not support a economy like ours.
The military is large but when in modern history {1949 - present} have the Chinese won a major conflict or defeated an aggressor. They are poorly trained and poorly lead. The people are not of an aggresive nature.
I believe their government will fail by 2030. No totalitarian regime can survive when people start to demand a better way of life. Name one succesful communist country or dictatorship. The leaders are afraid of educated people because they start to ask questions and challenge authority, this puts the government in a catch 22 because they need educated people to accomplish the goals of being an economical force. They will either execute or put them in prison or they will flee the country. We have seen this before Germany in the 40's, Soviet Union 60's & 70's.
I have been to China and like the other posters have said the people are very friendly and eager to know about the U.S.,and what we think.
The people work very hard because life is tough and in the rural area's it is extremely tough. They strive to better their condition and make life more rewarding and easier for future generations.
I visted a primary school while there in a rural village. They teach english, we would read from their text book to them and they would read back to us from their text book. The books are very slanted toward the communist thinking.
Yes, construction is booming over there but they have a third world mentality when it comes to sanitation. This will be more of a problem as industry grows.
My feelings on China being a threat to the U.S. economically and as a military power are as follows.
China is building many new commercial buildings that look good from the outside but alot of them are using manufacturing techiniques from the 30's or earlier. The infrastructure will not support a economy like ours.
The military is large but when in modern history {1949 - present} have the Chinese won a major conflict or defeated an aggressor. They are poorly trained and poorly lead. The people are not of an aggresive nature.
I believe their government will fail by 2030. No totalitarian regime can survive when people start to demand a better way of life. Name one succesful communist country or dictatorship. The leaders are afraid of educated people because they start to ask questions and challenge authority, this puts the government in a catch 22 because they need educated people to accomplish the goals of being an economical force. They will either execute or put them in prison or they will flee the country. We have seen this before Germany in the 40's, Soviet Union 60's & 70's.
