The following are purely personal opinions. Read at your discretion.



I am watching the Shanghai Expo telecast. The choreography and costumes presented in the Chinese share of performances made me wonder if I am in the 80's.

What baffles me most is the level of communism embedded within the performances and how leaders all over the world are still applauding. There is little to say about why China is chosen for this year's expo, as the event has always been politically impartial. And I have to admit that the Chinese have a great way to make fireworks effects look more extravagant than what it really is, and to ensure that the performers look exactly the same, raising the hands and feet to the exact same degrees.

However, the entire flocking towards China takes on another dimension in the economic and political aspect. If China was a country as small as Singapore, the US would probably establish economic sanctions against them.

However, because China is huge, with cheaper labor and a huge economic potential, all the countries are flocking towards it, disregarding major issues such as human rights violations, unscrupulous product manufacturers and blatant, outright piracy.

For Europe and America, China is perhaps their last strand of hope for their bottomless debts and endless deficits. From what I see here, the entire world's economy is collapsing, and China is no safety boat.

p.s: the fireworks lasted for so long I almost fell asleep.



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