China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced Industries

Re:China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced... by jltsiren on Monday September 16, 2024 @09:03PM (#41562914)

If the US has reached the limit of something (which I'm not sure about), it's the limit of a society organized in that one specific way. The US is an old country. It's far older than the current incarnation of China or most European countries. If a country remains stable that long without having to reinvent itself, it may risk stagnation.

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Re:China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced... by bestouff on Monday September 16, 2024 @10:40PM (#41563499)

US has been built by European people. China civilization was already existing long long ago. Where does your special idea of history come from ?

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Re:China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced... by jltsiren on Monday September 16, 2024 @10:54PM (#41563596)

I was not talking about civilizations but countries with their current institutions.

The current incarnation of China was born in the late 70s, when Deng Xiaoping managed to consolidate power after generations of chaos. Most major European countries collapsed at least once in the 20th century. The UK was the main exception, but it also fell from a global superpower to a regional power.

In contrast, the US still has the same centuries-old constitution, and it hasn't faced a serious challenge to its continued existence since the Civil War.

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