Tell it to the ChiComs.
It's interesting to think about China. The per capita income there is less than $15K, for all the ballyhoo about high speed rail and such, and their economy is predicated on selling much to us (and Europe), such that Freepers tell of how hard it is to shop for stuff not "made in China."
From "ghost cities" to EVs parked in fields of thousands and thousands, the image of China as successful seems like a mirage. A
As WSJ observes. "China's Housing Market Has Plenty of Space but Not Enough Buyers" (April 2023)
Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-smaller-cities-struggle-to-unload-empty-apartments-1a70f551
I wager the "one-eyed" top Chi-Coms are a bit like our Democrats and RINOs, seeming one thing but being quite another. Time will tell.
Certainly as time goes by and as people and nations "walk away," for being un-blinded, things will teeter and change. Best wishes.