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Thank you Doc for your insight. I agree with you mostly. Yeah, "only the future holds that answer." Anyway, I'm suprised that you know so much about China.Doc said:As for China and it's people, I think Lexico pretty much summed up my feelings towards that issue. I find the culture, food, language, and it's people all very facinating. I'm also rather envious that Chinese scholars are better than American or even British scholars. I honestly think with the Chinese emphasis on education that we all (any major western country) could learn from them. So overall I really just have a beef with the government, as well as, certain safety and health concerns when it comes to manufacture, regulation, and trade with China and other world powers. Other than that I find China to be a facinating country I can hopefully one day visit. ^___^
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Ma Cherie said:I agree with some of your points, Doc. Yes, I do understand your feelings about outsourcing. I don't think at the moment China has the potential to be a major economic superpower, for one China is still in the rudimentary stages of capitalism. In a way, I kind of think China is kind of rushing the whole thing. For example, when automobiles were first being produced in China, I guess they wanted to hurry up and learn how to produce them and I don't think the latest technology was being used, which caused high levels of pollution. But at any rate, developing into a true economic superpower takes time.
Doc said:Then you understand my points about Russia correct? That's how I feel China is going with that direction. They're in such a rush to create resources in a quick amount of time to be like the rest of the G8 nations, that I think they might end up shooting themselves in the foot if they continue the current trend. Like you said it takes time, but considering where the Chinese government is coming from, and their grasp on such rudimentary concepts of capitalism, it might just make things worse off for China then being better.
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innerfire said:Personally I think our government has learned a lot from Russia in 1991 and also from domestic crisis in 1989. It has grown more mature today. Yep the government did come from Communism, but Communism is less and less mentioned these years in China. Instead, the new word is "Harmonious Society", which has become a new beacon for the new generation. Just like westerners' worship of God, that may be our worship. And all problems we are facing now are not that abnormal comparing to similar rudimentary period of capitalism of all western countries. So generally I think China is still promising.
Thank you.
Ma Cherie said:"Harmonous Society" How did this blossom? How is this change affecting China?
Ma Cherie said:I'm really interested in how capitalism is changing traditional Chinese beliefs. I've always read stories of how the Chinese place emaphsis on taking care of your parents when they're old. But does this still apply in today's society or is it slowly fading away?
Doc said:Not to insult you or anything innerfire, but to many people in the Western countries having China call itself "The People Republic" is considered more of punchline to its own government than anything. I mean it's still a totalitarian system, and hardly considered "the People's Republic". However, as I said before it seems that the unrest for China's people is starting to grow, and the changes with the government are starting to happen even if it's slow. Like you said, if change continues China has a very bright future ahead of itself. Let's just hope that future stays on track, and doesn't end in a civil war.
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innerfire said:Mostly, the tradition "taking care of your parents" has not changed up to now. But the reality is: with the 1 child policy since late 1970's, it will not be very long time before most young people in this country each have 2 elders (his/her parents) to take care of. That's a pretty big pressure. But fortunately the society innsurance system is taking shape recent years and would be full functional shortly, which may help a lot. But mentally, the tradition will not change.