Are Russia or China better places to live than the west?
Part 7. China.
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Even Ryan Dawson, who literally spent his whole adult life as an anti-war activist, opposing America’s wars & criticizing American foreign policy, is glad that America is the superpower & not China.:
Jimmy Derp brings on Communist propagandist
You know that America is not the worst when a lifelong antiwar activist would rather have America be the superpower than China. That says a lot.
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Who is stealing fish from Vietnamese & Indonesian waters? It is not America or another western country. It is China.
Believe it or not, in spite of the Vietnam war, Vietnam would still rather work with America than China. Vietnam still forgives America, France, & the west in general;
Why China and Vietnam Can’t Stop Clashing With Each Other
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CHINA vs. VIETNAM: the New Race of the Century - VisualPolitik EN
How VIETNAM (and INDONESIA) plan NOT to end up like UKRAINE - VisualPolitik EN
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America attacked Vietnam 1 time. China attacked Vietnam over 20 times (Whatifalthist says 27 times).
Sino-Vietnamese Wars - Wikipedia
Anti-Chinese sentiment#Vietnam - Wikipedia
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea - Wikipedia
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When talking about the Americans, even Ho Chi Minh said
“If they want to make peace, we shall make peace and invite them to tea afterwards.”.
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Even Al Jazeera, which is critical of America & the West, has reported on China bullying other countries in South East Asia;
South China Sea - Al Jazeera English - YouTube
Much the same can also be said for Indonesia, another victim of China’s fish theft & territorial bullying.
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This part of the article can not do justice to how bad the Chinese Communist Party & life in China is, so I’ll just give you a couple of playlists & some YouTube channels to listen to:
Russia and China altCensored playlist
Problems with China YouTube playlist
Human rights in China ] Safety in China
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YouTube & Odysee channels:
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Even left-wing RationalWiki criticises China:
Fun:Tankie argument bingo: China edition - RationalWiki
Uighur genocide#Denialism and apologism - RationalWiki
Stalin apologetics - RationalWiki
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I was WRONG?!? 95% of Chinese support their Government!
Is China Naturally Authoritarian?
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Even when it comes to simply living in China, China is not the Tier 1 cities of Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, & Guangzhou (roughly in that order) that the Chinese Communist Party wants people to think of as China. China is not even just the river & coastal port cities. China is a country of 1,400,000,000 people (actually probably less: China: No Longer The Most Populous Country In The World | China Census 2021| Aging | Low Birth Rate - China Observer), hundreds of millions of them still live in real poverty.
Saying that you are no longer impoverished if you make $0.90/90 cents or more a day is like saying that you are not overweight if you are under 300 pounds.
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Fake Rich of China, It Spends Money This Way| Where China's Money Is Really Going? |
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“Not only are there many officials, but the hidden income & benefits of CCP officials at all levels are even more alarming. According to overseas media reports, in 2007, leaders at all levels squandered 11.8 billion USD on overseas study trips, cars, & food & drinks alone, which is 5 times the amount spent on health affairs that same year. That’s also 8 times the amount spent on education. According to statistics, the salaries & benefits of officials at all levels account for 30% of state revenue, while Germany’s only accounts for 2.7% of its revenue, & Canada & Russia account for 7%.
In a 2006 report, released by the Research Office of the State Council & CCDI, it was stated that the annual income of the Communist Party Bureaucrats was 8-25 times higher than the per capita income in the local cities, & 25-85 times higher than the income of local farmers. This, of course, does not count the money from the corruption & bribery of the officials. A senior official of the CCDI revealed that, since 2012, when Xi Jinping came to power, more than 4 million people had been investigated & punished for corruption by the nation’s discipline inspection & monitoring agencies. For example, Zhou Yongkang, secretary of the political & legal committee, was stripped of power in 2015 because of corruption. Although the CCP announced a verdict of 20.87 million in corruption, Chinese media revealed that Zhou’s family was involved in corruption amounting to 14 billion USD.
In addition, there are a large number of 'naked officials' in China, which are officials whose spouses and children have emigrated overseas and they are the only ones left working in China. The wealth they’ve obtained from corruption and bribery is also transferred overseas. So, they are ready to jump ship if the party faces any danger, or, if they find out an investigation is coming their way.
In 2012, the Hong Kong media cited statistics from an authoritative organisation within the CCP, & found that 90% of the relatives of the Central Committee members have emigrated overseas, & more than 85% of the top Communist Party officials were ready to abandon their posts & flee any time.
According to the Hong Kong media, before the 19th National Congress in 2017, the number of naked officials investigated was nearly 3 times more than the original estimate of 300,000. So in other words, more than 1,000,000 people. Among them, more than 485,000 party cadres were naked officials.
According to a 2018 report by China Economic Weekly, more than 100,000 corrupt officials fled China from the year 2000 to 2011, along with a total of more than 2,000,000,000,000 USD.
Then how much money is left to spend on public services that the people need?”
“According to expert statistics, Chinese people receive 8% of their total tax revenue in welfare, compared to 42% in the United States, 49% in the United Kingdom, & 52% in Canada.
In 2009, the average rate of out-of-pocket medical & health spending .of Chinese residents was 38%, the highest in the world, compared to 14.3% of U.S. residents.“
Can the Third Distribution Achieve Common Prosperity? | Jack Ma | Tencent
Even China’s own Premier admits the Chinese government’s financial troubles:
China's Premier Bangs on Desk in Anger/“Pay back the bonuses”, officials & teachers are required
Even in China’s rich cities, white-collar workers are made to endure absolutely insane working hours that the vast majority of westerners would not tolerate. People have had health problems & even died from overwork, & in Confucian culture, you’re supposed to obey authority & not complain.
See see the 2 following videos, the latter of which is from a mainstream media outlet.
The Extreme 996 Work Culture in China | 996/007 How Chinese Young People Work Nowadays?
The Extreme 996 Work Culture in China
And those people are relatively lucky to be white-collared workers in a Tier 1 city.
If anything, serpentza & laowhy86 attempted to avoid the negatives of China & really tried to paint China in a positive light. But they they did not give up their integrity & be dishonest about China, so they both left in 2019, & may never step foot again in the country.
Just follow the YouTube channels I’ve linked to & watch the first few videos in the playlists I’ve linked to. I do not feel like responding to every little argument that a Wumao would make or holding their hand to explain things to them. Arguing with fanatics & people who use mental gymnastics is a waste of time.