>>44301
Even if it is the competitive market that is doing it, it is still feeding. The market also has been allowed and encouraged by the Governments of the west as has technological and educational exchange(exchange in the broadest possible term there as it is mainly one sided). They have seen this now though and also are acknowledging that the plan to democratise China through prosperity and trade isn't going to work. But yes it can be difficult for people to move beyond short term gains particularly in an open market and with a democracy.

>>44318
Achieving moderate prosperity isn't an issue it is how one goes about it and Communists China has never done this well, from the great leap forward to now. At least they are improving but at huge environmental and structural costs. The industrial growth of China has come at the expense of the very water people need to survive, the pollution of China's ground and River water is a ticking time bomb and there are many such issues that China is facing. As hinted at before, many of these issues may not be huge issues now(well huge in the way it directly and immediately threatens the party) but they will catch up to China if she stops growing. I don't think we should wage economic warfare we should just diversify our supply chains which is what we should have done anyway, we should not let China have such a sway over such things and we should make it clear that we want to work with them on equal footing and that means that like any other nation, if we feel that they are not doing their part for society, the environment or regional stability, we will look less favourably upon them for our future and current economic endeavours.

I'm not American either, my flag just plays up in this site.