7. Show by these reforms that our system is better than the Chinese alternative
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Kishore Madhubani: China Is Neither Hostile nor A Bad Actor
A. In General
1. Competitors are not enemies.
2. One should not insult competitors or even adversaries.
3. There is no reason to regard China as a hostile country or as a threat to the United States.
4. China has 0% chance of conquering the United States which has 6000 nuclear weapons, while China has 300. The U.S. spends five times more on its military than China does.
5. The U.S. has 300 military bases throughout the world (some very close to China's borders); China has no foreign bases and (unlike America) fights no wars outside its boundaries.
6. The post-WWII world order characterized by U.S. hegemony was highly artificial given the location and comparative size of the U.S. population.
7. China and India with their huge populations and ancient cultures are now assuming their normal, rightful places in the world.
8. Before WWII, both China and India had been prevented from adopting those positions chiefly by colonialism.
9. The Chinese government enjoys the support of the majority of its people. (Without that approval it would be impossible to control 1.4 billion people.)
10. In fact, 130 million Chinese people leave China each year and then return home. There are no Chinese refugees.
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