@globetrotting.heels: Somehow we’ve become so used to delayed trains, broken infrastructure, cash payments, paperwork, and inefficient public services that when a country gets these basics right, we call it “the future.” The future isn’t digital payments or high-speed rail. It’s the present. While China is getting all those things right and more, we are stuck with fighting each other over petty topics. That’s what the present is supposed to look like - clean cities, efficient public transport, systems are work for the people. After travelling through China, I realised that what people call “living in 2050” is just the result of decades of investment in infrastructure and public services. Whether you agree with China’s political system or not, it’s hard not to notice what can happen when development becomes a national priority. Maybe China isn’t ahead of everyone else. Maybe the rest of us have just accepted less than we should. #china #china2050 #chinatravel #travelinchina #solotraveller

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znessych
Znessy :
china lives in the past; in 2005 they built a train that goes through some buildings, while the USA was doing that with planes back in 2001
2026-09-09 10:06:07
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justguylmao
Idekanymore23 :
People always leave off the 93% atheism. Authoritarianism. Strict social rules creating order and high expectations for their citizens. 99% of the planet can attempt to replicate it through “Proper tax allocation”. They will all fail because of WHO they ARE. Cultural, ideological cavemen.
2026-09-09 21:51:58
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redtzal
Testal :
Socialism rules!!!
2026-09-09 13:19:21
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hal.a.peno6
Hal A Peno :
Most of Rural china lives like this.
2026-09-09 14:55:17
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eliminerlahautesociete
killthebourgeoisie☭ :
People are saying “rural areas” as a gotcha but in the US, they have straight up homelessness
2026-09-09 19:04:17
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r69311
儿 :
i hate the claim that china is living in the future... YOUR country is living in the past because they spent the last century organizing their resources around a few people
2026-09-08 22:40:11
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michaelhfarley1961
Michael Farley :
Thanks for helping to address the warped perspective most Westerners have of China. They have demonstrated what is possible when government is focused on improving the quality of life for the general population. I traveled to China 52 times between 2005 and 2020 and live in Beijing for a few years. China was transformed during this period. While there is not freedom of speech to criticize the government, they are way ahead of the US in overall human rights.
2026-09-08 19:48:29
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sapphirepisces
sapphirepisces :
“Fighting over religion, race, caste”
2026-09-09 12:40:45
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ivancheng666
Ivan Cheng :
As a Chinese living in overseas, I agree with you.
2026-09-08 10:20:35
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raistric
dkrfamily :
Absolutely accurate assessment. I have also never lived in China but visited frequently since 1990 & witnessed the incredible transformation. The US & Russia are fading very fast. Europe - with the exception of a few former communist states - has completely lost its way & has no strategy for anything important. The combination of China & the global south will be the next massive transformation of humankind: that’s what terrifies the former powers
2026-09-08 02:41:07
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vicky23999
Vicky :
First, you need to understand why all of this happened, the system behind it. 1) One-party political system: They have a one-party political system, so there is no multiparty democracy. Within the system, performance is an important factor in the promotion of officials. This has encouraged different regions and local governments within China to compete with one another. 2) Land reforms: Land was acquired from people by the government and private developers, often with compensation. In many cases, people were given money, replacement housing, or apartment units as part of the compensation package. 3) Punishment for corruption: China can impose extremely severe penalties for corruption, including the death penalty in particularly serious cases. This is especially relevant when government officials are involved and the scale of corruption is very large. 4) Media control: The media is not free in China either. The Chinese government exercises extensive control over the information its population receives and uses state and regulated media to shape what people see and hear. 5) These things can't be done in a democracy with a large population.
2026-09-08 03:35:38
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tskarnani
T karn :
Now show us the rural areas.
2026-09-08 04:24:43
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jmvrsiojo
jmvrsiojo :
Agree
2026-09-08 02:53:10
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rsjabber2000
Me :
Cant wait till west breaks down fully and we all can live like China
2026-09-09 09:45:35
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socsanxiety
SocsAnxiety :
Not really I live in China it’s some parts of China that is good however they don’t really pay attention to other parts all money goes to the tier one cities
2026-09-08 08:52:35
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zeifer0
Zeiger :
Good point.
2026-09-09 12:36:23
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amitbastola
Amit Bastola :
Absolutely
2026-09-09 06:47:21
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janist78
janist78 :
how dare you give money to common folks, money belongs to billionaires everyone else is expendable 😂😂😂😂😂
2026-09-09 15:19:50
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orientalpark2000
Lavendersoap :
As a visitor from the west I can state categorically that China is amazing and once you go and see it you know why we’ve been lied to for years.
2026-09-09 07:50:11
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supercharleslee
supercharleslee :
Most articulate observation I have read about China.
2026-09-08 04:10:43
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z.explorer2
Z Explorer :
lived 6 years in china 2006 to 2012... well china has changed a lot... i am witness to that
2026-09-08 18:08:51
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central.kingdom
CENTRAL KINGDOM :
China development pace is too fast for the rest to keep up.
2026-09-08 09:50:55
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tomaskv123
Amman :
Thank you - I hated that future thing about china.
2026-09-09 13:58:06
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user6319109317990
等一個晴天 :
Indeed, I feel awkward when others say that life in China is in the future. China will propose a development plan and implement it; it's just that some ten-year plans were completed a few years earlier than planned.
2026-09-08 10:33:28
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