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How would you answer this, and how would you expect Chinese netizens on Xiaohongshu to answer?

I will link to the thread in the comments because I want you to take a moment and think about it first.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 61 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would like to hope no one nation is the future. Replacing one global hegemony with another is not my idea of progress.

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm onboard with Wales. Let Wales rule for a bit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh my, I can't even begin to imagine what a Texan or Creole Welsh accent would sound like if that was the international language! ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

*sneezes* *snorts* *coughs* *clears throat* *yodelays*

I'm sorry, what was your question

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In one sense, as a key component of the UK, they already had that chance somewhere between the years of 1600-ish to 1945-ish.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Heh, I think you've just pissed off Welsh/Irish/Scottish people with that sentiment.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Ehhhhh we Scots should probably not argue too hard. Unlike the other two we joined mostly-voluntarily and were doing our own small scale empire thing beforehand as well. We were rubbish at it, but I don't think there are sympathy points for incompetence. The Welsh and Irish definitely got dragged along wthout a say though

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think it's pretty clear that despite Trump's attempts to revitalize US manufacturing, the US won't be able to outpace China's industrial growth even if they hard pivot. China is, like it or not, almost certainly the next Global Hegemon as the US' grip on the world is falling. Western Europe won't be able to oppose it either.

I think Chinese citizens are generally hopeful for their country, but more than anything I think most of their citizens would want everyone to advance. I don't think any doubt that China will surpass the US.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In many ways, China already has surpassed the US.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

For sure. However, the PRC is still a developing countrt, while the US is a declining Empire. The US has farther to fall and China further to rise, especially in the next 1-2 decades.

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

As an Indian, I think they seem more well-planned and more decent than recent USAmerica.
India and China does have border issues, but I do respect them as I agree with their leftist view of reducing poverty and improving literacy. I think our countries could come to decent compromise there.
Also, the communism aspects.

But saying that a single country is the future is too simple.

And even the Chinese seem to be not emulating America to be an empire.
I think their aim is a multi-polar world. Atleast if the random yt vids I saw are proper representations.

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (27 children)

No thanks, replacing one imperialist for another won't help the world.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Still hoping for that future that's borderless and red and queer and bold.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

We'll get there.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean china is an authoritarian state, that kinda thing never works for long

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm saying this unironically: this comment could go on any dumbass thread about China's dumbass social media and dumbass AI. I don't understand why I don't see it more.

They. Are. Authoritarian.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

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:::spoiler If you don't have the app, it may be hard to view, so here are some screenshots

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