A friend of mine was a Passport Bro years before I ever heard the term. He was sick of AmeriKKKa and was bugging me to go.
He thought I was turned off by Communism but for me it was more about the psychology of people who could believe in Communism. I don't believe in Capitalism either. It is the concept of Belief that bothers me. Anyway the whole idea of a country making Ghost Cities and the government allowing it bothered me.
Now we have had more than two years of crap about it though the Ukraine War pushed it off the front page two years ago. Now Ukraine is getting boring and the Chinese economy rises to the top again.
We are constantly bombarded with BS by various people with multitudes of axes to grind. Some BS is more interesting than others.Umbrarchist. are the people so publicly asserting that China is in an alleged economic slowdown genuinely that STUPID or just assuming that WE are all totally clueless easily misinformed Cretins, too?
What is truly so alarming about China, the world’s second largest economy actually growing by 5% in 2023, in stark contrast to the rest of the G20 being on the cusp of depression, aspiring to be upbeat, positive with economic growth still trapped in the 1-2% Range?
We are constantly bombarded with BS by various people with multitudes of axes to grind. Some BS is more interesting than others.
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Satellites Shed Light on Dictators' Lies About Economic Growth
Research suggests China may have overstated economic growth by a third over 20 yearswww.voanews.com
I thought my friend was too gungho about China and the numerous Ghost Cities made way too little sense to me. I think the CCP has screwed up and Xi Jinping has bitten off more than China can chew.