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And you're doing exactly what OC said is happening on lemmy. Confusing US being awful shit with China being a saint. It's not.
Not invading other countries is a low bar honestly.
And yes, I also think every big country and company should split into smaller ones, because every big country or company inevitably centralizes its power, creates internal nobility class and serf class with no upward mobility.
That includes China. 200m Chinese partake in gig economy making their own serf class. Taizidang making nobility class.
Is China developing like crazy and a better place to live for Chinese people than 40 years ago? Of course. If anyone contests that they are ignorant.
Don't glorify it just because USA is evil.
See investments in Africa and loan defaults ceding ownership of mineral sources to China. Example - study by a non-Western source https://www.researchgate.net/publication/386200503_China's_Economic_Engagement_in_Africa_A_Study_of_Neo-Colonialism_vs_Development_Partnership
I do agree that OC is wrong calling China worse than USA. Mordor is better than USA.