Typical delusional Indian, everybody knows that your so-called 'democracy' is nothing but a third world sh1thole, while the US always uses 'democracy' as a political tool.
Now we got a strong leader like Xi Jinping, we know where we are heading in the future.
So mind your own business and don't stick your nose on our business.
1. What do you mean by "typical delusional Indian"? How many Indians have you actually met and talked to in first place? Neither are the Indians in this forum any representative of Indians in general, nor am I, of all Indians, representative of anyone.
2. "everybody knows that your so-called 'democracy' is nothing but a third world sh1thole"
I didn't know that our democracy or country in general is a shit hole. Neither do many many people. And as for third world, I don't know how you define it. Some define it as countries below 15k dollars per capita, in which case even China is third world. China is around 8-9k. Are we comparatively poor? Absolutely. Our percapita income in nominal wages is around 22%. Are we living in "shit hole?" Depends on what you mean by it? Literally, no. Also, if relative is the sole criterion, then any country or place with a per capita income of 30k can label China as a "third world shit hole"
3. "US always uses 'democracy' as a political tool"
Totally agreed, no doubt. But it is no reason to reject it. US plays a very clever game.
4. "So mind your own business and don't stick your nose on our business."
I will stop commenting if the mods say me for once, that this forum or this particular sub-section is for Chinese members to solely comment on. I didn't get the memo that here comment for a single country is exclusively reserved for a citizen of that country, though it is explicitly a discussion forum.
Trust me, I know you are a patriot, I respect all patriots, but this is not the way to earn friends, nor in the best interests of your country, especially when it is trying a lot to attract foreign talent. I was even looking forward to attending and perhaps participating in some new think tanks that the Chinese Government plans to promote for its policy building.
The narrative of the Chinese government wins within China itself, and that is only place where it really matters.
Soft power overseas is merely a bonus that developed countries have cultivated over hundreds of years.
Internal power is the most important type of power, without internal strength, external strength is useless.
And is it winning within its own borders?
Look at HongKong, Taiwan and other problems. Is it able to assimilate everyone? Is it able to make a single Chinese identity?
Not only this, there are scores of Chinese students I have met that want democracy. Not that they want to overthrow CCP, but they just want a freer society, less censorship, freedom of speech. They appreciate CCP's role in nation building, and hence they are giving CCP time, to bring a more fair system, but their patience may be limited.
Let me introduce you here to Feifei Wang. The custodian of Chinese soft power in some way on Quora. She is a fierce Chinese nationalist, was even banned for calling a HK guy "British dog" on quora. Yet even she wants long term freedom of speech, and some better systems of representation. She is that kind of person who is totally pro-China, she can't listen anything against. Yet. You should learn from people like these.
The western capitalist model now has stagnated HK's economic development as well, so now I think the socialist is the future for HK.
The capitalist has controlled HK for many decades, and they have done is to demonize the socialism and to brainwash the HK people.
Now over 80% of HKers have been exploited, do you think who has caused this? Capitalism or Socialism?
The capitalist is creating the umbrella revolution by shifting the blame on CPC.
Those HK students are just a group of poor living souls getting manipulated as the cannon fodder by those greedy tycoons.
And yet, HK people (or at least quite a large part of them) overwhelmingly fault Chinese Government. "The Communists!" they remark, with a noticeable tinge of hatred and despair.
Out of the two things below you will have to agree on one thing:
1. HK system succeeded.
2. HK system failed, yet the Chinese government and state didn't have the soft power strength to avoid being put blame on.
Now from the above two things, the choice is very mathematical, one has to be true, for you cannot discount both of them simultaneously.
Also, HK system is really complex, and the wages always stagnate after reaching particular benchmarks. China is slowing down. It will get increasingly difficult to grow as your per capita income increases further. So first of all, HK system is not at all the failure of its system, rather the success of it that has made it one of the most wonderful cities on Earth. Not only this, capitalism is precisely the model that China chose to develop itself further. Precisely! So China is already not communist or socialist in the economic sense, but much more a state capitalist system.
See, I am generally a very pro-China guy --- I have had many hot headed arguments about HK with many people, and have literally been blocked by many people who are HK autonomy activists, or democracy people --- but here, I am being forced to bring rationality to the debate. Some sense of balance.
Remember, the greatest danger a country faces is not from enemies, but stupid friends. You may be patriotic, but a blind-patriot is not a good guy for any country.
