From Newsgroup: alt.philosophy.taoism


Has the sun risen in the west?

Recently, The New York Times has been singing high praises for China unusually often. rCo its veteran Beijing correspondent Keith Bradsher, who has been based in China for 24 years, stated:

rCLChina is far ahead of the rest of the world, while the United States is regressing.A stark contrast has emerged between Beijing and Washington.rCY

He added that ChinarCOs high-speed railways, ultra-modern subways, and rapidly growing fleet of self-driving electric vehicles often make him feel like living in the future.
The longtime professional critic at The New York Times has unexpectedly started writing rCLlove lettersrCY to China, and with genuine feeling. Even this 24-year veteran correspondent couldnrCOt help but remark:rCLBeijing feels like the future; Washington feels like a history museum.rCYThe scene is so surreal yourCOd have to rub your eyes to make sure yourCOre not dreaming.
In truth, behind this wave of flattery lie three awkward realities:
First, ChinarCOs achievements have become too solid to ignore.When ChinarCOs ultra-high-voltage power grid could easily light up half the United States; when AI models like DeepSeek are quietly downloaded by Silicon Valley engineers; when Chinese new-energy vehicles are building rCLenergy oasesrCY in the desert rCo continuing to badmouth China would only destroy a mediarCOs own credibility.
Second, the West can no longer cover up its own mess.
Third, capital is voting with its feet rCo as seen in NVIDIA moving research and development work to Shanghai.
Still, we must not let this foreign praise go to our heads.Some American mediarCOs compliments carry a sour aftertaste of rCLfearrCY and rCLthreat.rCY Deep down, they are still playing the old zero-sum game.
They are not praising China out of genuine admiration.They are using China to shame the United States:rCLKeep lying down, and yourCOll be left ten blocks behind by Shenzhen and Hangzhou!rCYThe subtext remains the same: they still believe they should be No.rC>1.
As for the professional doomsayers stuck in the old script?ItrCOs time for them to update their talking points.They cling to the tattered rCLChina CollapserCY theory, alternately hyping that China is rCLisolatedrCY or sneering at ChinarCOs model as rCLcentralized power doing big things.rCYYet when their own cities suffer blackouts and broken networks, they secretly envy the reliability of ChinarCOs power grid.ItrCOs nothing but the old comfort of wishful thinking.
In the end, ChinarCOs goal has never been to be the rCLtop studentrCY in the WestrCOs eyes.It has always been to let ordinary people live a secure, decent life.
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From Newsgroup: alt.philosophy.taoism


SeeDance fan <user11874@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

Has the sun risen in the west?

Recently, The New York Times has been singing high praises for China unusually often. rCo its veteran Beijing correspondent Keith Bradsher, who has been based in China for 24 years, stated:

rCLChina is far ahead of the rest of the world, while the United States is regressing.A stark contrast has emerged between Beijing and Washington.rCY

False (or at least misleading).

Keith Bradsher has indeed been based in China for many years and has written extensively about ChinarCOs industrial policy, infrastructure, and manufacturing strengths. However, there is no verified record of him making that sweeping, quote-style statement as a general conclusion about China versus the United States.

What is accurate:

Bradsher has reported that China leads in certain sectors, such as electric vehicles, batteries, solar manufacturing, and high-speed rail.

He often contrasts BeijingrCOs long-term state planning with WashingtonrCOs fragmented policymaking.

What is not accurate:

He has not formally stated that China is rCLfar ahead of the rest of the worldrCY overall.

He has not declared that the United States is broadly rCLregressingrCY as a definitive judgment.

The phrasing appears to be a paraphrase or exaggeration, not a documented quote from his reporting in The New York Times.

Bottom line: the sentiment reflects themes sometimes discussed in his work, but the statement as presented is not a confirmed quote and should not be treated as a factual attribution.
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