[ceilingcorner]

Every time I see events like this happen, I get extremely skeptical of the idea that China will somehow replace the US as leader of the world. I’m not sure if I’m justified in thinking so, but I just cannot imagine actions like this leading to a creative, innovative culture.

[ricardobayes]

There's no single leader of the world, it's all about local influence. It has always been and probably will be bipolar. Geographical closeness, and trade and cultural/language export have the most impact.

[thablackbull]

If I say that I'm not sure how students who live in a climate of fear and need to practice active shooter drills after every school shooting can lead to a creative and innovative culture, do you think that holds?

[mantas]

Better question is do we need creative and innovative culture. It's rather destructive when everyone wants to be a creator and nobody is willing to do hard not-so-fancy jobs. Somebody has to do plumbing and install electricity for all the influnkers and utubers.

Obviously there's a need for a small portion of pioneers. But should society aim for mass creativity or just highlight those who cannot not create.

[birdyrooster]

CCP don’t want to lead the world. CCP needs to lead China through all means necessary and global trade is necessary for that.

[refurb]

“ In his three-and-a-half-hour political report to the Party’s 2,300 top officials, Xi laid out a vision for China to lead the world in everything from science and technology, to modern weaponry and military might, to providing a model of economic development and governance for other countries to follow.”

https://apcoworldwide.com/blog/xi-jinpings-new-era-of-global...