Win-Win China

None can dispute the hardworking capabilities of Chinese. With a rich cultural history, China is one of the foremost  civilizations. China has come a long way to establish itself as a dynamic power in the modern world politics and economy too. But this status of China seems to be in danger because of the destructive mindset of Chinese government. From cyber-attacks to Coronavirus to economic destruction to geographical aggression, world is complaining about the Chinese government's negativities. China is not the only nation to have dreams of becoming a superpower. To be a superpower, one must have a super heart too. Destructive heart and minds cannot give China the top slot in the world.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) with a population of 1.4 billion, 9.6 million sq.km area and $14 trillion economy is a super achiever from the beginning of this millennium. China has spread its wings to every corner. I am thrilled at the way Chinese have progressed. During my visit to China in 2005, I found the Chinese very shy of speaking English. Today Chinese have penetrated to every corner of the globe not only with their English communication skills but also with an unimaginable technology power. Chinese government’s aggression to teach English to its people to conduct Beijing Olympics was the big flip to China’s progress in the world stage today.  

Like diabetes, China is a life risk for 18 countries. Yes, currently China is having border disputes or territorial troubles with 18 countries. From Yellow Sea to Mt.Everest to Himalayas to several islands to lakhs of sq kms of lands of 18 nations are in the Chinese radar for occupation. This may spread to rest of the world with “One Belt; One Road” program of China. Only way to keep world free from diabetes causing China is to collective checkmating.  

In June this year, 8 countries formed an inter-parliamentary alliance to take on China. USA, UK, Japan, Germany, Canada, Australia, Sweden and Norway are leading this alliance to stop the aggressive Chinese. USA, UK and India have started to block Huawei, the Chinese manufacturer of 5 G technologies. Chinese apps are under scanner in many parts of the world. India had already banned 59 Chinese apps. Fastly the anti-Chinaism will spread to the rest of the world. This will affect the Chinese society drastically.

China is claiming territories of the following 18 countries

1.      Japan

2.      Vietnam

3.      India

4.      Nepal

5.      North Korea

6.      The Philippines

7.      Russia

8.      Singapore

9.      South Korea

10.  Bhutan

11.  Taiwan

12.  Laos

13.  Brunei

14.  Tajikistan

15.  Cambodia

16.  Indonesia

17.  Malaysia

18.  Mongolia

China has been planning and implementing well its aggressive policies for the past 40 years. Knowing well about its limitations in military conquests, China has unleashed its economic power silently. Dead cheap products flooded the entire world made China the universal factory. With slow return of the world towards quality products, Chinese games in the world production are been checkmated. India is considered as a viable alternative for the world supply chain.

Let the PRC not destroy its world class civilization, people and entrepreneurs with its negative mindset. Entrepreneurs like Ma Huateng of Tencent Holdings, Jackma of Alibaba, Hui Ka Yan of Evergrande, Yang Huiyan of Country Garden Holdings, Wang Jainlin of Dalian Wanda Group, Ding Lei of Netease, Li Hejun of Hanergy Holding Group, Lei Jun of Xiaomi, Zhang Zhidong of Tencent and Yan Jiehe of China Pacific Constructions are redefining the power of Chinese in the world. Combined wealth of these ten entrepreneurs are alone over $250 billion.  

Abandoning its Zero Sum Game policy (one’s loss is other’s gain), China must embrace a Win-Win situation. If China can dropout its destructive mindset, world will embrace it as a superpower organically. This will help both China as a nation and its people collectively.

Failing America

USA is considered as the dreamer’s paradise. It is known for its advanced capitalists pursuit, technological wonders, political innovations, social stunts and military arrogance. For the past half a century, the American domination in the world is unparallel. A carefully crafted policy combined with theatrics employed by the American stakeholders has shaped ‘the big image’. Today that fancy figure of America is in tatters. In every field they are collapsing and proving to be a failed nation.

In the social and political spheres, America has exposed its weakness long back. With 12 percent poverty ticking in the self-proclaimed prosperous land, other social evils are also teething. More than 90 percent of the teenaged girls are pregnant. Child bearing and social dropouts of teenaged girls are common. Health sector is in doldrums. Nearly 40 percent Americans cannot afford the high cost of the health services.

Education has the same sad story to narrate. With the blind commercialization every good thing associated with education is missing. This is amply clear from the democrat candidate Barack Obama’s election promise – “We will make education as a priority to make America competitive again in the world”. This has been the repeated promise of the Presidential candidates cutting party lines for the past two decades.

Collapse of the World Trade Centre towers in 2001 shows the inefficiency of the American police. That tragic incident may not be the single incident to expose the weakness of the system. But the aftermath of 9/11 is a clear indicator of the American confusion. In the run to capture Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, the Marines have messed up completely. Iraq and Afghanistan are almost destroyed. Without care for innocent lives, American military has bombarded the territories of these poor countries. Even after eight years, the great American military with ultra modern technology has failed to capture its enemy No.1, Osama. What is the use of self proclaimed supremacy? One man is challenging and defeating the only global super-power!

When every golden trait associated with the American supremacy is vanishing, capitalism was considered as its bedrock intact. Even that last fort is crumbling. In the past one year alone, the government has spent $900 to bail out failed private companies. The liberal and capitalist tendencies of the Americans were thrown in the air. Against the established norms of the American system, the state went in for the rescue of the collapsed private companies. “Privatization of profit and socialization of losses” says Nouriel Roubiani, a New York University professor. In the interests of the government and to safeguard the entire social system this rescue operation is carried out. For instance $85 billion package to AIG (American International Group) has some merit. The company has $1 trillion turnover with 73 million customers in 130 countries. Naturally any careless handling of the company’s inefficiency will affect both global and local social systems. But the question is, why this organizational bungling in the world’s No.1 nation?

Bailouts in 2008
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 200
Federal Housing Administration 300
Fed’s Term Auction Facility 200
JP Morgan Chase 87
AIG 85
Bear Stearns 29
Grants to local communities 4

$ in billion
Source: The Times of India, 18 September 2008, p.24.

A detailed analysis of the past few decades shows that the casual American approach is responsible for the shakeup of the foundation. Every issue was dramatized and looked in Hollywood movie style. Even they did not spare tragic incidents like 9/11.

In the intra-connected world every nation’s well-being is crucial. One cannot live happily without peaceful progress of the other. Any trouble for America or Iraq or Afghanistan or India is not good for the rest of the world. As the world leader, America needs to reform its thought processes and actions for the benefit of all. More importantly any carelessness will affect its own nation and people seriously. The American system is urgently in need of understanding and accepting this holy truth. The early they take it for implementation the better the world will be.