Sometimes you need optimism. Also, China is a very unique case. We're seeing a country basically go from the 1600s in some places to space in under a century. The speed with which they're able to develop is literally unprecedented. Bridges in hours, buildings in days, hundreds of km of HSR in weeks.
No one really talks about this in the west beyond some passing interest news pieces, but as the infrastructure here begins to crumble while Chinese infrastructure blossoms the contradictions will become incredibly hard for the average person to ignore. The "shining city" thing will be more than just a metaphor.
This is a very optimistic take
Sometimes you need optimism. Also, China is a very unique case. We're seeing a country basically go from the 1600s in some places to space in under a century. The speed with which they're able to develop is literally unprecedented. Bridges in hours, buildings in days, hundreds of km of HSR in weeks.
No one really talks about this in the west beyond some passing interest news pieces, but as the infrastructure here begins to crumble while Chinese infrastructure blossoms the contradictions will become incredibly hard for the average person to ignore. The "shining city" thing will be more than just a metaphor.