Bevin Chu
veteran commentator on Sino-US relations at LRC, Antiwar2y
Why is China not the best country in the world?
“Why is China not the best country in the world?”

China is neither the best country in the world, nor the worst country in the world. China is the best country in the world, for the Chinese, just as America is the best country in the world, for the Americans.

You see, there’s this thing called “diversity”, and a thing called “tolerance”, both of which are loudly touted as virtues by Americans.

So why can’t different countries have different systems?

Must all 192 countries in the world today be forced into the same mold, the American mold, “Or else”?

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Anthony Wong
· October 5, 2019
“Or else” this-
Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)

China 1949 to early 1960s
Albania 1949-53
East Germany 1950s
Iran 1953 *
Guatemala 1954 *
Costa Rica mid-1950s
Syria 1956-7
Egypt 1957
Indonesia 1957-8
British Guiana 1953-64 *
Iraq 1963 *
North Vietnam 1945-73
Cambodia 1955-70 *
Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 *
Ecuador 1960-63 *
Congo 1960 *
France 1965
Brazil 1962-64 *
Dominican Republic 1963 *
Cuba 1959 to present
Bolivia 1964 *
Indonesia 1965 *
Ghana 1966 *
Chile 1964-73 *
Greece 1967 *
Costa Rica 1970-71
Bolivia 1971 *
Australia 1973-75 *
Angola 1975, 1980s
Zaire 1975
Portugal 1974-76 *
Jamaica 1976-80 *
Seychelles 1979-81
Chad 1981-82 *
Grenada 1983 *
South Yemen 1982-84
Suriname 1982-84
Fiji 1987 *
Libya 1980s
Nicaragua 1981-90 *
Panama 1989 *
Bulgaria 1990 *
Albania 1991 *
Iraq 1991
Afghanistan 1980s *
Somalia 1993
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
Ecuador 2000 *
Afghanistan 2001 *
Venezuela 2002 *
Iraq 2003 *
Haiti 2004 *
Somalia 2007 to present
Honduras 2009 *
Libya 2011 *
Syria 2012
Ukraine 2014 *
Q: Why will there never be a coup d’état in Washington?

A: Because there’s no American embassy there.

On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 4:57:13 PM UTC, rst88...@gmail.com wrote:
> Bevin Chu
> veteran commentator on Sino-US relations at LRC, Antiwar2y
> Why is China not the best country in the world?
> “Why is China not the best country in the world?”
>
> China is neither the best country in the world, nor the worst country in the world. China is the best country in the world, for the Chinese, just as America is the best country in the world, for the Americans.
>
> You see, there’s this thing called “diversity”, and a thing called “tolerance”, both of which are loudly touted as virtues by Americans.
>
>
> So why can’t different countries have different systems?
>
> Must all 192 countries in the world today be forced into the same mold, the American mold, “Or else”?
>
> 165.5K viewsView 596 upvotesView 1 share
> Profile photo for Rusty Wyse
>
> Profile photo for Anthony Wong
> Anthony Wong
> · October 5, 2019
> “Or else” this-
> Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)
>
> China 1949 to early 1960s
> Albania 1949-53
> East Germany 1950s
> Iran 1953 *
> Guatemala 1954 *
> Costa Rica mid-1950s
> Syria 1956-7
> Egypt 1957
> Indonesia 1957-8
> British Guiana 1953-64 *
> Iraq 1963 *
> North Vietnam 1945-73
> Cambodia 1955-70 *
> Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 *
> Ecuador 1960-63 *
> Congo 1960 *
> France 1965
> Brazil 1962-64 *
> Dominican Republic 1963 *
> Cuba 1959 to present
> Bolivia 1964 *
> Indonesia 1965 *
> Ghana 1966 *
> Chile 1964-73 *
> Greece 1967 *
> Costa Rica 1970-71
> Bolivia 1971 *
> Australia 1973-75 *
> Angola 1975, 1980s
> Zaire 1975
> Portugal 1974-76 *
> Jamaica 1976-80 *
> Seychelles 1979-81
> Chad 1981-82 *
> Grenada 1983 *
> South Yemen 1982-84
> Suriname 1982-84
> Fiji 1987 *
> Libya 1980s
> Nicaragua 1981-90 *
> Panama 1989 *
> Bulgaria 1990 *
> Albania 1991 *
> Iraq 1991
> Afghanistan 1980s *
> Somalia 1993
> Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
> Ecuador 2000 *
> Afghanistan 2001 *
> Venezuela 2002 *
> Iraq 2003 *
> Haiti 2004 *
> Somalia 2007 to present
> Honduras 2009 *
> Libya 2011 *
> Syria 2012
> Ukraine 2014 *
> Q: Why will there never be a coup d’état in Washington?
>
> A: Because there’s no American embassy there.

Why is China not the best country in the world?
It's on its' way to being that, despite all the barriers and challenges put up by the US.