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The world will, for the first time in history, move from being mostly poor to mostly middle-class by 2022, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development projects. Asians, by some predictions, could constitute as much as two-thirds of the global middle class, shifting the balance of economic power from West to East. Already, some analyses of International Monetary Fund data suggest that the size of the Chinese economy could eclipse that of the United States in just five years.
The new members of the middle class have been praised for their work ethic, like the shopkeepers, tradesmen, and professionals who spurred the Industrial Revolution.
But they also differ in fundamental ways. They come from communal societies that rein in the individualism prized in 1800s America. Their exposure to the pitfalls of the West's extravagant consumerism often makes them more frugal and environmentally conscious. And they are hesitant – for now, at least – to risk prosperity for political freedom.
Originally posted by Erongaricuaro
Does anyone have an answer? Does anyone have an answer?
But already [in China] things are dramatically different. People have much more freedom in their lives."
Originally posted by OrionHunterX
But already [in China] things are dramatically different. People have much more freedom in their lives."
So then why is the US of A poking its nose in Chinese affairs where so called 'freedom' and democracy are concerned? The Chinese are mostly happy, and that's the bottom line.