from the modern ferret-attention-span point of view such dismissal may be a valid one. Looking at the other time scales - there were periods when the world aro

from the modern ferret-attention-span point of view such dismissal may be a valid one. Looking at the other time scales - there were periods when the world around China was striving to and happy to be "me-too of China" and there is nothing that precludes that from happening again, even more - China seems to have learnt the lesson about the limits on trusting to Western civilizations, and their current "me-too" is manifestation of shrewd practicality as it is the fastest way to get the humongous country from being mostly agricultural 10-20 years ago to the leaders of the world. You just may not like the "Apples" that will come out of China :)