China is so far ahead of the game. They have backup plans for the backup plans. It helps if you have a 5, 10, 15 and 25 year plan and stick to it. Unfortunately this is something most punters will never understand.

Maybe for US citizens because of the threat level they pose on the general intelligence of the nation they want to visit. Even China is visa free for 50 countries now including all of Europe and Canada.

https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c183390/content.html

Definitely will have no backdoor or monitoring installed as default.

Better get rid of Rutte than. He’ll sink the ship for his ‘Daddy’.

What? So the US is going to block the straight that is already blocked by Iran, whilst the negotiation are going on to force Iran to open the straight?

Rutte always has bend over to get the Trump mushroom. Called him Daddy. This guy betrayed the Netherlands and now he’s betraying Europe. I don’t know for sure but it feels like Rutte and Trump met on some island…

Most Chinese cars now have one long screen along the dashboard. It’s generally split in 3 sections, one for the driver, one for controls and one for the passenger with controls but also to play media. Plus most Chinese cars have voice commands.

Have you seen their SUV, Xiaomi YU7? I’m not a SUV kinda guy but that is my favorite car right now.

The other guy who went to China and was shocked was the CEO of Ford. He is driving a Xiaomi SU7 that he’s refusing to give up. Read the interview he gave after he visited China. https://insideevs.com/news/764318/ford-ceo-china-evs-humbled/

Finally someone who has a better understanding how China actually works.

And for the commentar below, actually it’s not only the so called opposition that gets imprisoned or executed. Lately they have been going after Xi’s appointees and allies.

Land of the free, home of the genocidal maniac. Let’s not forget that he was properly elected. Americans should bow their head in disgrace.

Partially agree with you but a lot of things you raised are the same in western countries. It’s also refreshing to read sensible commentary. The mass surveillance is the same in other countries including the US, but not as obvious as in China. The cameras work as a deterrent. I can leave my phone and laptop outside in the park or café and don’t need to worry about it being stolen. Censorship is a real thing all over the world especially now in the US with whitewashing of history. Even on US controlled platforms like Reddit, you get perma banned if you are critical of the Trump administration.

And I’m sure the history books in the US do not go in depth about the treatment of tge native Americans and how they were almost eradicated.

The same in Europe. In the Netherlands the history books never mention the atrocities the VOC did in regards to slave trade and colonies.

I don’t agree about the working conditions. I travel all over China and deal with different businesses. Things are definitely improving. But at least the workers have workers protections and social security and health care.

I have both lived and worked in the US and China and prefer living in China.

Let’s get the downvotes started

Actually this. Thank you. But unfortunately on the web you can not express anything positive or even neutral about China. Even though most have never set foot in China. If they would especially now most countries can travel visa free to China, it will change their mind. But that goes against the western propaganda.

China is an amazing country with beautiful nature, great people, amazing food, infrastructure Americans can only dream of, and millenia of history.

Plus China don’t starts illegal wars with other countries, impacting people all over the world.

I’m surrounded by assholes.

Thanks America and your elected regime for meddling in everyone’s lives. You might be shocked to learn your popularity is waning.

AliPay works only for Chinese citizens overseas. I use AliPay happily in China, but it will not work overseas as I’m a foreigner. Luckily most ATM now accept unionpay which is the Chinese card standard.

Wait till you see how China pays for over a decade now. Only QR code or NFC. Since I moved here, I haven’t used cash or card in over 7 years. Everything you need is in one of the 2 super apps. You order food, cars, trains flights, bike share, etc all through the one app. Even the street vendors and few beggars you see, have a QR to scan.