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? I was responding to a troll, not trolling.

If you really need some facts on how 'The West' is 'doing fine' relative to China, how about:

+ China is a very poor country, per capita (see public GDP figures) + China is one of the most corrupt countries in the world (see: Transparency International) + In China there are no real property rights + The Internet is heavily censored in China, and a considerable amount of information is witheld from the public + Freedom of conscience, speech and assembly are not protected rights in China, as they are in the West. + There is no democracy in China

As a result, people are fleeing China by the millions, doing whatever they can to come to the West.

Vancouver Canada among others, has become a Mecca for Chinese expats escaping their own regime.

But I don't think that this information is in any way arcane or enlightening, it should be common knowledge, that someone would need to hear it is maybe a little disturbing.



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