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Meanwhile, zillions flee China every year for 'The West'. 'The West' is doing amazingly fine, thanks very much. China is still poorer than Mexico, per capita,
by edblarney 10y ago
Meanwhile, zillions flee China every year for 'The West'.
'The West' is doing amazingly fine, thanks very much.
China is still poorer than Mexico, per capita, the air is unbreathable in many places, the system is entirely corrupt and totalitarian.
It was nice to see China come out of the dark ages, but since about, say ... 2010 it's been moving backwards.
- justicezyx 10y agoI am not sure if you want to make truthful statements on HN, or you just created a troll account and now posting something to make you feel better. Anyway, if you could add references, then I am more than happen to read them closely.
- edblarney 10y ago? I was responding to a troll, not trolling. If you really need some facts on how 'The West' is 'doing fine' relative to China, how about: + China is a very poor country, per capita (see public GDP figures) + China is one of the most corrupt countries in the world (see: Transparency International) + In China there are no real property rights + The Internet is heavily censored in China, and a considerable amount of information is witheld from the public + Freedom of conscience, speech and assembly are not protected rights in China, as they are in the West. + There is no democracy in China As a result, people are fleeing China by the millions, doing whatever they can to come to the West. Vancouver Canada among others, has become a Mecca for Chinese expats escaping their own regime. But I don't think that this information is in any way arcane or enlightening, it should be common knowledge, that someone would need to hear it is maybe a little disturbing.