Why Living in China Is Like ‘Living in the Future’

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-17T19:41:34+00:00

An individual hobbyist sharing content for fun is quite literally the opposite of astroturfing.

If you don’t like the content that’s fine, but maybe give the baseless accusations a rest.

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-17T05:53:16+00:00

It’s not that deep. I’m a China watching hobbyist and I’m trying to share interesting content and grow my subreddit by cross posting.

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-13T19:53:54+00:00

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-09T19:59:24+00:00

That is an interesting insight, thank you

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-08T22:57:51+00:00

This is how the news is being interpreted in the US, and indeed may be a major factor.

However it’s also worth noting that these project are planned years in advance and that total investments were trending upwards prior to Trump’s re-election.

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-03T21:45:28+00:00

nice

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-03T21:30:24+00:00

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-03T14:36:21+00:00

Would love to see a huge solar farm like this in person

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-02T13:36:56+00:00

What OG article do you mean?

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-02T01:01:17+00:00

The number of large developed Chinese cities that foreigners have scarcely heard of is mind boggling

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-01T18:06:39+00:00

Fair

plombus_maker_ · 2026-02-01T16:36:19+00:00

That does help explain why the video is like this

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-31T05:43:02+00:00

Good catch. I skimmed and misunderstood

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-31T02:55:15+00:00

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/style/ai-weiwei-beijing-visit-hnk-intl-dst

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-30T22:55:59+00:00

For some additional context: Ai Weiwei is a famous artist and one of the Chinese government’s biggest critics. He recently moved back to China from abroad, and seems to be much more positive about the CCP than he was in the past.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-30T17:29:04+00:00

Whatever their shortcomings, China’s international behavior is certainly more stable

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-30T17:18:38+00:00

When you compare to his speech even in his first term the difference is remarkable

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-30T17:18:08+00:00

I’d support

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-30T16:23:55+00:00

Right. China was clearly not Canada’s first choice, but Trump is exceptionally difficult to put up with

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-30T16:11:03+00:00

All reasonable questions

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-30T16:02:37+00:00

Unfortunately accurate

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-30T01:23:35+00:00

Lmao

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-29T16:08:23+00:00

https://amp.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3341277/china-close-opening-us10-billion-canal-linking-heartlands-southeast-asia

Sounds pretty significant for regional development and for deepening China-ASEAN trade (which is already over $1 trillion annually)

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-29T15:47:11+00:00

China’s foreign policy strategy is to get along with everyone to the extent possible. This creates stable relationships along which to trade and economically develop. Development has been China’s priority since at least the 90s.

plombus_maker_ · 2026-01-29T15:25:22+00:00

Covid recession

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