Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
I dunno, could be all the oppression?

They do do a lot for (a lot of) their population, you won't find many people who will be too critical of the leadership - even of the likes of Mao
Retirement age is quite a bit lower than here (60 for men, 50-55 for women).
the chinese govermnent will also sometimes fund foreign travel and overseas studying.
I don't think criticism of the system is encouraged.

China are a threat to the wests control .
So we have to be indoctrinated into believing they are really bad .

We have had the same with the oil rich arabs and the Ruskies.

I may have over simplified world politics today.