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What does the American military have to do with the economic development of, for instance, China? I'm not sure America should be credited for its adversaries' s
by SauciestGNU 8y ago
What does the American military have to do with the economic development of, for instance, China? I'm not sure America should be credited for its adversaries' successful pushes to mitigate poverty.
- rayiner 8y agoChina's recent economic development is the result of unprecedented levels of trade in an unprecedentedly peaceful world. That peace, in turn, is the direct result of U.S. efforts to maintain international stability, through the use or threat of military force.
- robin_reala 8y ago[citation needed]
- pofilat 8y agoChina is far more stable than the US.
- killjoywashere 8y agoYou mean the country that just appointed a dictator for life and has a debt:GDP of 260% in 2017?
- manigandham 8y agoUnder what metric exactly? They now have a lifetime emperor who is enacting surveillance and citizen "ratings" that make dystopian novels look tame, along with crippling polution, poor living and safety standards, intense competition without any consumer or IP protection, lack of political freedom, and slowing economic growth that needs to absorb the momentum of a billion people lifted out of poverty and expecting the good times to continue without a revolt.