I totally get why some people are a bit upset at this article. It makes good points in some areas, but in others will say ridiculous things like China wants a war. Which all evidence points to the opposite.
I dont think its really the authors fault though. They seem to have fallen for Chinas facade. See China understands all of this. The CPC is actively playing by the “rules” of capitalism and winning at it. And people in the west see this, and think of they are going to KEEP playing by the rules. And if they did then this would all likely be true. But they wont.
See what i think China is doing is it is putting itself into the perfect situation so that when it upends the board, and stops playing by the rules its in a fantastic position. To a capitalist lots of debt, and over production looks like a problem. All China sees is a country with better infrastructure that somebody else paid for. And plenty of industrial capacity.
So what happens if China says “Oh that debt? Cancelled. We arent paying it. Also all that excess industrial capacity ya we arent selling goods to you anymore. We’ll be using that to rebuild the global south you destroyed.”
What can the west do? They cant beat China in a war. Their economic sanctions wont work. Theyve already sanctioned half the world.
What it will be is a civilizational schism. Where China, and the nations that follow it begin to operate under a totally new set of rules, and conditions. Which break the wests hold on international trade and relations. Causing economic collapse in the west unlike anything we have ever seen before. Which will make their ability to respond militarily, which is their only option, much weaker.
That is the power of a Socialist mode of production. Its a revolution of the global economy. It doesnt need to be profitable. As long as you have the means to keep peoples lifestyles sustained via domestic production your fine. And China does. The few areas they struggle in. Energy production, Food, and Chips are actively being remedied. Thorium Salt Reactors, New domestic Chips, and rural agricultural pushes. Once those are ready they can start the transition.
I totally get why some people are a bit upset at this article. It makes good points in some areas, but in others will say ridiculous things like China wants a war. Which all evidence points to the opposite.
I dont think its really the authors fault though. They seem to have fallen for Chinas facade. See China understands all of this. The CPC is actively playing by the “rules” of capitalism and winning at it. And people in the west see this, and think of they are going to KEEP playing by the rules. And if they did then this would all likely be true. But they wont.
See what i think China is doing is it is putting itself into the perfect situation so that when it upends the board, and stops playing by the rules its in a fantastic position. To a capitalist lots of debt, and over production looks like a problem. All China sees is a country with better infrastructure that somebody else paid for. And plenty of industrial capacity.
So what happens if China says “Oh that debt? Cancelled. We arent paying it. Also all that excess industrial capacity ya we arent selling goods to you anymore. We’ll be using that to rebuild the global south you destroyed.”
What can the west do? They cant beat China in a war. Their economic sanctions wont work. Theyve already sanctioned half the world.
What it will be is a civilizational schism. Where China, and the nations that follow it begin to operate under a totally new set of rules, and conditions. Which break the wests hold on international trade and relations. Causing economic collapse in the west unlike anything we have ever seen before. Which will make their ability to respond militarily, which is their only option, much weaker.
That is the power of a Socialist mode of production. Its a revolution of the global economy. It doesnt need to be profitable. As long as you have the means to keep peoples lifestyles sustained via domestic production your fine. And China does. The few areas they struggle in. Energy production, Food, and Chips are actively being remedied. Thorium Salt Reactors, New domestic Chips, and rural agricultural pushes. Once those are ready they can start the transition.