toronson

There are also a fair amount of really smart people outside of China (in tech scene and otherwise) that want in [to the country].

Almost half the people I've met are trying to go to China to start one thing or another.

I would say over a quarter of my Chinese American friends have moved to China to start a company, while an even larger portion fly back and forth quite often.

Seriously, most outsiders can't even see the propaganda in their own media. How do you expect them to see it in other countries?

Chinese propaganda at the moment is really amateurish. Just wait until they learn from the best [1].

1. Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTBWfkE7BXU

For the past 30 years, pundits have been saying China will fail. If they keep saying it, maybe they'll be right eventually.