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I don't know about China, but Biden is really throwing stones from glass houses here as the leader of a country which is teetering on the edge of civil war, had a full blown insurrection in the past few years, and not only has it failed to prosecute the leader and instigator, it has allowed him to run for election again and there is a possibility of him being elected.
And this is not mentioning that so many in the highest offices "on both sides" are so hilariously corrupt in a country with its national ethos being "the land of the free".
I'm not happy about this by the way, I don't think a world order built by China would be better than the shitty one we got from the US.
I do to be honest.
They’re at least building green energy and trains lol. And less wars. Already better.
And shrinking deserts! Fucking wild
Go live there for a few years and tell us more on your way back.
I'm going there in February for a few months, that's a start. Looking forward to it.
I'll be there, and I travel often across main cities for work, so let me know then if you want to hang out.
Sure, I will be all over the place. Once I know my plans a bit solidly I will let you know.
A great way to tell us you're a chauvinist who doesn't know anybody who lives in China and never been there.
I got to live there for a few months and it was fantastic
It 100% would be better. There is nothing in modern Chinese history that remotely approaches the level of imperial devastation the US has wrought on the world. This is not up for debate by any serious person. How many countries has China invaded recently? How many coups have they instigated? Is their "foreign aid" designed to help countries develop, or to extract as much wealth as possible while keeping them impoverished, underdeveloped, and dependent on the west for their most basic needs? Has the standard of living in China been going up or down in recent decades? Now ask yourself the same questions about the US.