schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMajority of Australians think China will be world’s most powerful country by 2035, poll findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipnews@aussie.zone
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minus-squareFlyingCircus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 day agoHonestly modern China in my lifetime has been a more benevolent world player than the US by orders of magnitude. Not perfect, obviously, but at least they haven’t been starting wars or electing fascists. I’m excited for this shift.
minus-squarekayky@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day agoThe biggest issue I have with China is their suppression of freedom of speech.
Honestly modern China in my lifetime has been a more benevolent world player than the US by orders of magnitude. Not perfect, obviously, but at least they haven’t been starting wars or electing fascists. I’m excited for this shift.
The biggest issue I have with China is their suppression of freedom of speech.