China has presented itself and its leadership well over the past few decades. Upward-rocketing standard of living. Brand-new gleaming cities. Bullet trains everywhere. Incredible EVs so advanced and affordable that every other nation's auto industry is crashing out about it. They've done so well that young people in the US view socialism more positively than young people in China.

Meanwhile here in the US we're now known for: bombing schoolchildren for some reason (but refusing to admit it and apologize). Killing millions of children via a massive rug-pull on global aid programs. Being absolutely brainrotted at the highest levels of leadership off our own toxic social media. Being a global bully and a backer of genocide.

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