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I know it's an oldish article (from Jan 2010), but I still think it's both a little frightening (another sign of China's economic rise) and heartening (we're able to adopt).

One point of interest, the Chinese government now pays to send teachers to the US to teach Chinese in US schools.

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Is not China's economic rise a comforting thing, rather than frightening?

Considering the fact that they are a political enemy, of course it's a frightening thing.

Trade will lessen the chance of wars.

My local council has political enemies on it but we don't frisk them for weaponry when they come in. Given that China is benefiting more and more from trade, do you think it's more or less likely that they will attempt to destroy their trading partners? do you think that they dislike having better, more comfortable lives, and will want to throw it all away?

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