When I was at the University of Colorado I went to a talk with the new president of the med school, I can’t remember his name name, but what I do remember was that he was enamored with China, and talked about how the U.S should be more like that country when it came to the economy. At the time remember thinking I would not want to live like a typical Chinese worker and most the stuff produced there is not very good. Looks like I was right.
What is strange to me is how many powerful supposedly serious people see China as a success story when the standard of living is still low there, while places like Sweden with a high standard of living are not even on the radar.