20% of urban households in China own multiple homes, compared to 13% in the US and 10% in the UK. China suffers from having too much property in some areas where lots of it sit empty and not enough in others where people lack basic housing.

[–] sicklemode@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

You clearly have not been keeping up with China's development.

Planning ahead and building cities for the purposes of already having infrastructure for an expanding population (1.4 billion already), and also making those new cities attractive enough to cause sufficient migration that older cities (like Beijing) can be re-developed without having to uproot massive amounts of people makes perfect sense.

China is unrecognizable now from 10 years ago, let alone 70 years ago. The speed of development is incredibly fast over there because the nation operates in the interests of the working class. Quality of life is reliably, consistently, and tangibly always improving in China. This compulsive, nonsensical urge to somehow, someway paint China as inferior to white Western countries is incredibly infantile with racist undertones, since the idea here is that only white countries (or their dogs like South Korea and Japan, two of the most miserable countries in East Asia) can ever get anything right despite having nothing to show for it.

Here, go have a look for yourself at what a successful nation actually looks like: Living in China YouTube Channel

The only thing China has to learn from Western countries is exactly what not to do, and how to avoid becoming a failed state, which they've all already arrived at or are in the process of becoming.

[–] senoro@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Thanks for your comment, I do appreciate it, and I will check out that youtube channel. But are you telling me that there are failed states in the west? And if so could you name one?

[–] UnicodeHamSic@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Doctors without borders routinely does missions in America because it is so underdeveloped in places. We routinely watch infrastructe fail and kill lots of people. There is no money for Healthcare or education but the corrupt police that are proven to abuse their powers amd exploit people are given infinite budgets. Is there anyway you could say thr US hasn't failed as a state?

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