The fact that there was an article almost ten years ago titled "china invades Africa" which talked about the Chinese resource grabbing in Africa illustrated the long term plans.
The us political system is an utter joke, and we will lose the economy pretty fast.
Oligarchs in the us can only think about five years out. I'd say the only long term thinker in the us currently is musk, even with all his flaws, he is building real systems of longevity.
Long term thinking isn't possible in the US because we have a democratic government. The only 'solution' that would make it possible is to centralize under one party and create an oppressive government that doesn't give a shit about its people. I don't really know if that's what you are advocating for here, but I think it's important to highlight that the reason China is so good at planning ahead is because it will let nothing get in its way. Saying that the 'us political system is an utter joke' makes it seem to me like you think China's is somehow better, but I don't get how you can think that based on the parent comment you're responding to. Should we be calling for the US government to displace millions of people for every construction project? Should we limit the rights of every minority (whether biological, religious, political, etc.) and continue moving against their will? Should we ban access to information which criticizes our government in order to stop political dissent?a
This is also a slippery slope for US cities and states:
- We invest money we don't have in an infrastructure we don't need hoping it will bring tax payers and investment so we can pay it in the future.
This is mostly caused because of the 5 years out vision: I need to build stuff to get re-elected.
The Chinese have a 100 year plan for dominance they are working toward.
The only thing the US appears to have is a strong military and a current monopoly on the available technologies.
In 100 years, china will likely dominate the globe.