One way of appreciating China's extraordinary development in many major areas, since 1978, is to watch as I have--CGTN. The major cities, some with 25M plus people, with shimmering skyscrapers touching the clouds, dense city landscapes resembliing in some ways NYC...all this symbolizes that miracuous economic, but also social growth that has remarkably integrated traditional "Chinese characteristics." And so far from hindering this growth, the so-called "bad emperor," President Xi, with his ongoing, courageous crackdown on Party corruption, his re-instilling of Confucian values, his balancing of security (no major terror incidents since 2015) and liberalism "with Chinese characteristics" (no elections, but accountabilitiy to PEOPLE)...especially his leadership of China's unique capacities for economic flourishing...well, It's all amazing and defies much of the ignorant Chiina-bashing one hears in this country. As for the "baloon," I believe Xi was behind it. I think he had his reasons. He is not perfect; their system has its flaws; no country has perfect human rights. And anyway, who are we to criticize, with 100 gun deaths PER DAY, with 117k overdoses per year; with bad manners, rudeness and vicious violence of all kinds ingrained into our society itself? China has public order (rioting is not permitted, let alone encouraged); they have public safety (I'd imagine the streets are relatively safe there). We have no public order; we have no reliable public safety (nothing will ever be done about massive numbers of violence and murders in this God-forsaken country). I do not trust D.C., where MONEY is king; where working people have counted for nothing since globalization and since the financial corruption of 2008.
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Sad to see societal trust erode in so many places. I see examples of the opposite too, but they're far less common.
One way of appreciating China's extraordinary development in many major areas, since 1978, is to watch as I have--CGTN. The major cities, some with 25M plus people, with shimmering skyscrapers touching the clouds, dense city landscapes resembliing in some ways NYC...all this symbolizes that miracuous economic, but also social growth that has remarkably integrated traditional "Chinese characteristics." And so far from hindering this growth, the so-called "bad emperor," President Xi, with his ongoing, courageous crackdown on Party corruption, his re-instilling of Confucian values, his balancing of security (no major terror incidents since 2015) and liberalism "with Chinese characteristics" (no elections, but accountabilitiy to PEOPLE)...especially his leadership of China's unique capacities for economic flourishing...well, It's all amazing and defies much of the ignorant Chiina-bashing one hears in this country. As for the "baloon," I believe Xi was behind it. I think he had his reasons. He is not perfect; their system has its flaws; no country has perfect human rights. And anyway, who are we to criticize, with 100 gun deaths PER DAY, with 117k overdoses per year; with bad manners, rudeness and vicious violence of all kinds ingrained into our society itself? China has public order (rioting is not permitted, let alone encouraged); they have public safety (I'd imagine the streets are relatively safe there). We have no public order; we have no reliable public safety (nothing will ever be done about massive numbers of violence and murders in this God-forsaken country). I do not trust D.C., where MONEY is king; where working people have counted for nothing since globalization and since the financial corruption of 2008.
CGTN is *literally* a state owned propaganda channel.
Either you're stupid or you're a shill, I'm thinking the latter.