American democracy vs. Chinese communism

Chinese communism will prevail over American democracy, most likely!

1. What is democracy?

Read Wikipedia – Democracy.

2. What is communism?

Read Wikipedia – Communism.

Apparently, communism has two phases:

A proletarian revolution to overthrow capitalism (or a bourgeois government).
An evolution to “state capitalism”.

For more, read Democracy prevailed over communism, really?

3. Democracy vs. communism

As a form of government, as well as an ideology, communism is better than democracy for one simple reason: communism is newer!

Specifically, communism is less than 200 years old, with mixed results (e.g., negative with the USSR, but positive with China). In contrast, democracy is more than 2,000 years old, without a single example of lasting success (e.g., 200 years)!

4. What is American democracy?

Read American democracy: what is it and what’s wrong with it?

Bottom line: Western [liberal] democracy is still democracy, and is thus doomed to fail, just like ancient Athenian democracy of 2,000 years ago

5. What is Chinese communism?

China calls itself a “socialist country with Chinese characteristics”. However, to many Americans, China is simply communist for two main reasons:

Most Americans make no difference between socialism and communism.
The ruling party in China is called the “Communist Party of China” (or CPC), which gives China-haters in America a convenient way of bashing China.

For more, read China’s state capitalism = communism + capitalism.

6. American democracy vs. Chinese communism

The image below is worth more than 1,000 words.

Simply put, China is zooming ahead, while America has been trying to slow down China by all means. One example: read America Unholy Crusade Against China.

7. Discussion

I consider myself to be one of the best-qualified persons in the world to address the issue of “the U.S. vs. China”, based on nothing but my life experiences – Read My American Dream Has Come True!

7.1 Changing view of China

Specifically, below is how my view of the CPC (or CCP) has evolved over time:

1959-1966: I was a know-nothing child in China.
1966-1976: I hated it, as it ruined my life throughout the Cultural Revolution.
1976-1978: I was a jobless and hopeless teenager.
1978-1982: As a college student, I worked hard to get out of China.
1982-1985: I lived in Japan, as a graduate student at the University of Tokyo. I started looking at China from a different, and more positive, perspective.
1985-1988: I lived in the US, as a graduate student at Vanderbilt University. I was too busy to care about politics.
1988-1991: I lived in Brussels, working for SWIFT. I was so pissed by what happened in China on June 4, 1989 that I vowed not to return to China, ever!
1991-2005: I lived in the U.S. and worked for several companies. I started noticing China’s dramatic transformation.
2005-2022: I ran my own business (i.e., import-export between China and the U.S.) and published a lot on the subject of U.S.-China relations.
2022: I continue to run my own business, and am convinced that China, under the leadership of the CPC, is already well on its way to claiming the 21^st century!

7.2 Changing view of the U.S.

Accordingly, my view of the U.S. has changed as follows:

1985: Following the beacon, I came to America as a graduate student.
2011: I published my first book Saving America, Chinese Style. The title remains the essence of my unique school of thought to date, although my writing has dramatically improved over the years.
2022: I have finally concluded what America truly is, as highlighted by this recent article of mine: Colonial America 1776-2030?

7.3 How does the U.S. compare with China?

So, how does the U.S. compare with China, anyway? This is discussed in the next section.

8. The U.S. vs. China

Simply put, here are three key ingredients to determine the longevity of a powerful country (in this order):

The government – Read Toward an ideal form of government.
The culture – Read A Culture of War in America?
The abundance of natural resources.

China is way ahead of the U.S. in both ingredients 1 and 2, while the U.S. is far better positioned than China in ingredient 3.

Note: It’s very difficult to develop ingredients 1 and 2, while ingredient 3 can be acquired!

Therefore, I have boldly made these two arguments:

American democracy is challenged to outlast Soviet communism in longevity. For more, read Longevity: American Democracy vs. Soviet Communism.
China will claim the 21^st century. For more, read the book cited at the end of this post.

9. Closing

Unless America reforms its failing political system, as I have suggested (History 2.0 – China’s Comeback vs. America’s Decline), Chinese communism will overwhelmingly prevail over American democracy!