“The PRC is a huge potential future direct menace to this country”
Maybe, and I say that because the old guard certainly is but they are aging. The younger crowd, let’s say under 45 years old, are not so militant or communist. They love their new found wealth. (There are over 300 million of them living middle class or better.) They love technology and advancements. When asked privately if they want war with anyone or seek to overthrow any nation they laugh. Usually the response is, “Too much work! We’re doing fine as it is and better all the time.” I experienced very, very happy people. Giddy, even. War is the farthest thing from their minds.
Maybe there are plenty more in China that are warriors at heart and seek war, but I can say without question that isn’t their technological population at all.
BTW, the Chinese see themselves as Chinese but also as white. The racial purity they once held sacred is also mostly a thing of the past. They encourage their children to marry foreigners, especially marry Americans. We had several marriages in our company.
BTW, the Chinese see themselves as Chinese but also as white. The racial purity they once held sacred is also mostly a thing of the past. They encourage their children to marry foreigners, especially marry Americans. We had several marriages in our company.
That is the most interesting thing. If the Chinese see themselves as one of several big powerful states rather than being the ‘center of the universe’ whose rightful position is one of lording it over the ‘outer barbarians’ then that is a big and positive step.