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These people are really developing their country while Americans are killing each other with guns daily. America will loose his world power to china soon

Nigerian government is still busy celebrating mediocrity

robinso01:
Nigerian government is still busy celebrating mediocrity

I'm sure you meant Nigerians. Me and you, that is.

Unless by "Nigerian government" you meant those imposed on us from Mars and not elected from amongst us by us.

But don't you worry. We will insist on being responsible one day. I promise us.

Damnnn
Na country wey sabi wetin him want be this.
Buh my own corntree ehn, na mediocrity and substandard things we dey celebrate.

This people copied western tech , worked and applied it. We blacks did none of that. What a shame.

youngsahito:
These people are really developing their country while Americans are killing each other with guns daily. America will loose his world power to china soon

America may lose her power but it won't be that soon.

America is building itself by investing in foreigners while China is forcefully utilizing the indigenes.

There are advantages for both but in the long run, America will keep having the upper hand until China becomes as friendly as the US to talents from different part of the world.

America feeds on international talents!

One day, when China will be the world power they are fighting tooth and nail to become, America will become shocked just like the former Roman empire.

Or you think China isn't thinking it? I do read comments from a Facebook page showing developmental updates about China, see the way some Americans have started envying China and blaming their government...

Nice one from China - a country where infrastructural development is top priority. The new desert railway lines will help reduce travel time between cities in Xinjiang- the largest province in China. Honestly speaking, China is ahead of the United States in terms of modern infrastructures. The same is true of Japan and South Korea. The United States urgently needs to invest in modern infrastructures such as speed trains; modern airports ( five of the top ten global airports are found in Asia- Japan, Singapore, South Korea and China; and low cost housing estates. So does the US. lagging behind China in modern infrastructures translate to China being better than the United States? Absolutely not! The quality of life in the US. is way ahead that of China as seen in the number of Chinese citizens migrating to the United States in record numbers. One of the reasons why China can build projects quickly or destroy unprofitable projects is because of her political system where orders come directly from the leader at the top of the political hierarchy. It is the direct opposite in the United States where bills have to pass through various readings in Congress before they are either approved or rejected.

kenny714433:
One day, when China will be the world power they are fighting tooth and nail to become, America will become shocked just like the former Roman empire.

Or you think China isn't thinking it? I do read comments from a Facebook page showing developmental updates about China, see the way some Americans have started envying China and blaming their government...

I think you missed the point. China is not interested in hegemony. Their policies have always been one of harmonious coexistence.

They have made technology so cheap that poor countries could afford to industrialize. You can setup a mini sachet -tomato plant in your backyard all thanks to Chinese technology.

Xiaohei:
Nice one from China - a country where infrastructural development is top priority. The new desert railway lines will help reduce travel time between cities in Xinjiang- the largest province in China. Honestly speaking, China is ahead of the United States in terms of modern infrastructures. The same is true of Japan and South Korea. The United States urgently needs to invest in modern infrastructures such as speed trains; modern airports ( five of the top ten global airports are found in Asia- Japan, Singapore, South Korea and China; and low cost housing estates. So does the US. lagging behind China translate to China being better than the United States? Absolutely not! The quality of life in the US. is way ahead that of China as seen in the number of Chinese citizens migrating to the United States in record numbers. One of the reasons why China can build projects quickly or destroy unprofitable projects is because of her political system where orders come directly from the leader at the top of the political hierarchy. It is the direct opposite in the United States where bills have to pass through various readings in the congress before they are either approved or rejected.

capitalism is a bane of development. Should USA build this it will cost $2t. But china can spend only $500b for this. That's reason USA infrastructures is lacking behind.

okeysoninv:
capitalism is a bane of development. Should USA build this it will cost $2t. But china can spend only $500b for this. That's reason USA infrastructures is lacking behind.

Capitalism isn’t the bane of development. In fact capitalism is the reason there is so a lot of development in the world. A free market system ensures companies can set up branches outside of the geographical boundaries. It is the reason why your phone’s components were manufactured in different countries. Of course capitalism isn’t a perfect economic system; it has its drawbacks the same way every other economic and political systems have. America’s infrastructural woes are intricately linked to the division between the Democratic and Republican parties.

Xiaohei:


Capitalism isn’t the bane of development. In fact capitalism is the reason there is so a lot of development in the world. A free market system ensures a companies can set up branches outside of the geographical boundaries. It is the reason why your phone’s components were manufactured in different countries. Of course capitalism isn’t a perfect economic system; it has its drawbacks the same way every other economic and political systems have. America’s infrastructural woes are intricately linked to the division between the Democratic and Republican parties.

capitalism can only add more money to ur Pocket. But infrastructures leave it for communist

owagbeba:


I think you missed the point. China is not interested in hegemony. Their policies have always been one of harmonious coexistence.

They have made technology so cheap that poor countries could afford to industrialize. You can setup a mini sachet -tomato plant in your backyard all thanks to Chinese technology.

I agree with your second paragraph. The first paragraph is debatable and objectionable depending on who you ask. The Philippines, Vietnamese, Japanese and other nations caught in the South China Sea brouhaha would tell you China is seeking maritime hegemony by claiming islands in their own backyards.

okeysoninv:
capitalism can only add more money to ur Pocket. But infrastructures leave it for communist

Under what economic system were all the developments in Europe, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, India….done?

ednut1:
This people copied western tech , worked and applied it. We blacks did none of that. What a shame.

No we copied western religions and we are gud at that, infact we do pass them

Xiaohei:


Under what economic system were all the developments in Europe, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, India….done?

all those countries you mentioned apart from Europe practiced socialism.

okeysoninv:
all those countries you mentioned apart from Europe practiced socialism.

“Practiced”. India still practices elements of socialism as are a number of countries but that does not make them socialist states. However socialism in its almost true definition is practiced only by a few countries like China, North Korea, Cuba…In principle, China practices socialism with Chinese characteristics. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to live in North Korea ��
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/socialist-countries

Mod Abeg Move to FP

youngsahito:
These people are really developing their country while Americans are killing each other with guns daily. America will loose his world power to china soon

Am telling you. Am surprised at the speed they're developing their country. It won't be long b4 America really lose to them

China is going far, we're still fighting for where cow will stay

Xiaohei:


I agree with your second paragraph. The first paragraph is debatable and objectionable depending on who you ask. The Philippines, Vietnamese, Japanese and other nations caught in the South China Sea brouhaha would tell you China is seeking maritime hegemony by claiming islands in their own backyards.

Xiaohei ( smallblack), boundary issues both maritime and land have always been with us, and will always be with us. These nations you mentioned share maritime and land borders with China, so such disputes are expected.

I don’t remember China invading any nation in our modern history. Nor have I heard of China imposing her cultural values on other nations. But rather it’s the behemoth from the North Atlantic that have drowned us with woke ideologies as a contemporary cultural value and we “must” all abide or we get canceled. How hegemonic can that get?

owagbeba:


Xiaohei ( smallblack), boundary issues both maritime and land have always been with us, and will always be with us. These nations you mentioned share maritime and land borders with China, so such disputes are expected.

I don’t remember China invading any nation in our modern history. Nor have I heard of China imposing her cultural values on other nations. But rather it’s the behemoth from the North Atlantic that have drowned us with woke ideologies as a contemporary cultural value and we “must” all abide or we get canceled. How hegemonic can that get?

Yes, I’m ‘Little Black’! From my moniker one can tell I do know some Chinese . Your first paragraph makes light of the concerns of the nations engulfed in the South China Sea disputes. I have friends from the Philippines who feel China has laid claims, and is building on islands belonging to them. The same sentiments are echoed by Vietnamese citizens. China hasn’t invaded any country; that’s a fact. And from all indications she isn’t going to pursue American’s style of hegemony. China’s hegemony is economical, not military!

Lewisjohnson:
The world's first #desert loop line opened to traffic in June 2022. The opening of the Hotan-Ruoqiang rail line enabled #trains to skirt a full circle around a desert for the first time in the world.

#chinaproject #ChinaRail #RailwayNews #Transportation #Chinatravel #Tourism

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An awesome railtrack and desert scenery.

The Chinese are masters of railway construction at lesser cost than the
Americans or Europeans, and they have proved this fact in a place like
Africa from the big railway projects in East Africa right from the 1970s.

Xiaohei:


Yes, I’m ‘Little Black’! From my moniker one can tell I do know some Chinese . Your first paragraph makes light of the concerns of the nations engulfed in the South China Sea disputes. I have friends from the Philippines who feel China has laid claims, and is building on islands belonging to them. The same sentiments are echoed by Vietnamese citizens. China hasn’t invaded any country; that’s a fact. And from all indications she isn’t going to pursue American’s style of hegemony. China’s hegemony is economical, not military!

Xiaohei , Ni hao.

China does not control the key institutions - IMF & Worldbank- to be an economic hegemon.

The American and the Europeans are in charge of these key global institutions. They can afford to breathe down your neck and tell you the policy changes you need to make before they grant you a loan. In some instances they even force political changes... remember Greece and PM Tsipras?

owagbeba:


Xiaohei , Ni hao.

China does not control the key institutions - IMF & Worldbank- to be an economic hegemon.

The American and the Europeans are in charge of these key global institutions. They can afford to breathe down your neck and tell you the policy changes you need to make before they grant you a loan. In some instances they even force political changes... remember Greece and PM Tsipras?

Wo hen hao! Ni ne?
You still do not understand how China works for someone who’s obviously smart. Well, one would be forgiven for not seeing the silent mechanism of economic hegemony at play because the arm-twisting by the World Bank, IMF on developing and less developing countries (I abhor the phrase ‘Third World Countries’) have caused deep resentments towards those financial institutions notably in Africa and in Latin America. So, the Chinese being adept at winning wars without firing a single shot have chosen to pursue economic, financial, ideological expansions through loans, and initiatives such as BRI - Belt and Road Initiative - a global infrastructural development strategy that currently has 137 countries as members including Nigeria. They say “The borrower (debtor) is a slave to the lender”. The debts could be in terms of infrastructures built, a humongous National Assembly building, an eye-catching African Union building, a fancy-looking train station etc. Someone reading this short piece might think I’m against China’s expansion or hegemony. No! On the contrary I’m in support of it because it’s about time the world had two superpowers for global equilibrium. What I’m against, however, is people deliberately avoiding to use the word hegemony when talking about China - a country where I’ve grown roots in! Call it what it is!
Zai jian!

Xiaohei:


Wo hen hao! Ni ne?
You still do not understand how China works for someone who’s obviously smart. Well, one would be forgiven for not seeing the silent mechanism of economic hegemony at play because the arm-twisting by the World Bank, IMF on developing and less developing countries (I abhor the phrase ‘Third World Countries’) have caused deep resentments towards those financial institutions notably in Africa and in Latin America. So, the Chinese being adept at winning wars without firing a single shot have chosen to pursue economic, financial, ideological expansions through loans, and initiatives such as BRI - Belt and Road Initiative - a global infrastructural development strategy that currently has 137 countries as members including Nigeria. They say “The borrower (debtor) is a slave to the lender”. The debts could be in terms of infrastructures built, a humongous National Assembly building, an eye-catching African Union building, a fancy-looking train station etc. Someone reading this short piece might think I’m against China’s expansion or hegemony. No! On the contrary I’m in support of it because it’s about time the world had two superpowers for global equilibrium. What I’m against, however, is people deliberately avoiding to use the word hegemony when talking about China - a country where I’ve grown roots in! Call it what it is!
Zai jian!

Wo men do hao. Xiao pengyou, Ni yinggai Yao dong Zhexie
- Zhongguo is only creating an alternative trade part (old silks road) other than the current maritime path somewhat dominated by the west. This effort is to undermine any future trade blockade through the established maritime path. BRI is necessary alternative for China.

- zhongguo currently does not and can not muster significant clout with her economic might like the US to enact penurious sanctions on any country. See how the Europeans and the G20 fell into line with American’s demand of sanctions on Russia. Zhongguo has not attained the hegemonic status yet. I agree she is an economic might but a hegemon, I disagree.

- Economic/financial infrastructure are so controlled by the west to such an extent you that when you send money to a third country that payment has to go through Newyork or London. They own SWIFT, not China

- your statement on the AU building, Assemble building., etc, we in the developing country needs those kind of investments in infrastructure. I don’t see It as a bad thing. The onus is on us to manage and be able to pay our debt when necessary .Beside the Americans won’t build that for you, they will lend you the money hoping you kleptomaniac leaders will steal enough and stash them in foreign banks

Anyway, I like the creation of a multipolar world. I wish they (China) succeed in the creation of this world

Xiexie,
Laohei

PS: Ni zai zhongguo ma?

owagbeba:


Wo men do hao. Xiao pengyou, Ni yinggai Yao dong Zhexie
- Zhongguo is only creating an alternative trade part (old silks road) other than the current maritime path somewhat dominated by the west. This effort is to undermine any future trade blockade through the established maritime path. BRI is necessary alternative for China.

- zhongguo currently does not and can not muster significant clout with her economic might like the US to enact penurious sanctions on any country. See how the Europeans and the G20 fell into line with American’s demand of sanctions on Russia. Zhongguo has not attained the hegemonic status yet. I agree she is an economic might but a hegemon, I disagree.

- Economic/financial infrastructure are so controlled by the west to such an extent you that when you send money to a third country that payment has to go through Newyork or London. They own SWIFT, not China

- your statement on the AU building, Assemble building., etc, we in the developing country needs those kind of investments in infrastructure. I don’t see It as a bad thing. The onus is on us to manage and be able to pay our debt when necessary .Beside the Americans won’t build that for you, they will lend you the money hoping you kleptomaniac leaders will steal enough and stash them in foreign banks

Anyway, I like the creation of a multipolar world. I wish they (China) succeed in the creation of this world

Xiexie,
Laohei

PS: Ni zai zhongguo ma?

Ni hao, Laohei! Ni de mingzi hen youqu! Shi de wo zai Zhongguo! Wo zai Zhongguo zhu le hen duo nian. Wo shi da pengyou, bu shi xiao pengyou ! What interesting conversations and views we’ve had. Bottom line is we both agree that China’s rise as a potential superpower is necessary for global stability. How she manages the enormous power she’s working so quietly and diligently to acquire will be seen in the not-so-distant future!
Wo hen gaoxing ren shi ni, Laohei!

okeysoninv:
capitalism can only add more money to ur Pocket. But infrastructures leave it for communist

In addition to the point highlighted in xiaohei post above.. no full communist State can and will ever surpass the development of the Western capitalist States easily, china knew about this, Russia, the Arabians, the eastern european States too. If you understand the economy machine, you will understand that china has seized to be a full communist state, In comparison to russia, china's economic model is now quasi communist and capitalism, same way her political structure tend to somehow lean towards democracy most times when you move into some province, look at hongkong and shenghai. Do you know some big companies in China in different sectors are privately owned.
Capitalism is the breath of long lasting development, take a look at History from the early ages - the renaissance down to the age of revolution in britain 18 century and Americas industrial revolution immediately after the eradication of slave trade, when "patent" stated becoming a thing, look at the feudal system practised which can be likened to communism how far did it go to help respective states

2Lynx:


In addition to the point highlighted in xiaohei post above.. no full communist State can and will ever surpass the development of the Western capitalist States easily, china knew about this, Russia, the Arabians, the eastern european States too. If you understand the economy machine, you will understand that china has seized to be a full communist state, In comparison to russia, china's economic model is now quasi communist and capitalism, same way her political structure tend to somehow lean towards democracy most times when you move into some province, look at hongkong and shenghai. Do you know some big companies in China in different sectors are privately owned.
Capitalism is the breath of long lasting development, take a look at History from the early ages - the renaissance down to the age of revolution in britain 18 century and Americas industrial revolution immediately after the eradication of slave trade, when "patent" stated becoming a thing, look at the feudal system practised which can be likened to communism how far did it go to help respective states

You’re right. China isn’t an absolute Communist state even though her political system is mirrored after it. So, politically speaking, she leans towards communism in that absolute powers are in the hands of the leader of the CCP from whom orders, recommendations, decisions flow unopposed. Commercial-wise, China practices a blend of socialism and capitalism usually referred to as “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” - a system that ensures that Chinese enterprise, corporation can invest and expand overseas but neither they nor any local companies are above the party because the party is supreme. Alibaba comes to mind! I for word plenty but China no be naija where person go dey word matter as e be else person fit remove without trace. Hahahah!