Why China Works

China is a mercantile state which exports huge amounts of products, while the government strictly limits imports into the country. Unfortunately, China does not have an internal market to support the amount of products it produces, and since one of its primary "cash cows"...the United States ...is going through tough economic times, I would expect the "miracle" of the Chinese economy to sputter and fade.
Of course, I could be wrong since Americans, instead of stopping spending altogether, may now be looking for a great deal on products, leading them to cheaper goods manufactured in China.
But, my point is simply this...the "miracle" of the Chinese economy is being bought and paid for by American consumers rather than the economic savvy of the Chinese government.

All this mess started when Reagan, Bush and others got in office and they start telling lies about we need Change in this country and we need to start letting other countries build things and that America does not have money to pay for American workers - when America was the richest and most powerful country. How in the heck do we have so much money to teach Asia how to produce and to give them tons of money but we don't have money to give to our own - CRAP! China is third-world poverty and nothing. All this was a set-up to destroy America's glory and power and to turn us to look jacked up like the rest of the world. Reagan and Bush and the Clintons among others are all dumb immigrants that family ran to America because they couldn't make their own better life but now they wrongly got into the government and now they have deliberately set things up for America's destruction and all the stupid fools believe all those lies being told from the White House while they steal our money and give foreign people and countries our money that's why so many poverty countries now have money and so-called power.

China is nothing without America's handouts and forcing us to buy their products to make them rich and make us poor. We need to get European immigrants and other immigrants who ran their dumb butts over here for OUR better life because they were poverty and nothing in their countries and now they are sitting in the White house and living in America causing all this destruction of America like they destroyed and made poverty their countries. US Americans are the best that's why we built the best Country. We need to get rid of the trouble-makers and liars and theives out of this country and all these lies about economic woes, depression and etc. will stop.

This article contradicts itself. If China is so stable right now, why the need for "meddling" and a $600 billion dollar spending plan. That is a huge amount for an economy the size of China's, isn't it? The author is biased. Why would Newsweek publish this? Really ask yourself why.

icymoon - good point, please remember that it was the Europeans who first invadid and mostly the Spanish and English have blood on their hands from Indian conquest as well as Americans . In America the Indians got a bad deal - no doubt, but they have more rights in America than most Americans do today, compensation perhaps? For example, many can own casinos and can buy products cheaper then the avg American, and they have land reserved for them specificaly. That land was useless years ago so the idea never had great intentions but now those lands are in the middle of massive expensive cities like Phoenix , AZ and although yes their history is tragic I dont see the Chinese extending any kind of compensation to their seperatists

Wow, Seems like the author of this article really thinks China is improving. Maybe so but as far as I'm concerned give me the good ole U.S.A anytime. This country is going through some pretty rough times right now, but we've seen times that were tougher.

DONT BELIEVE THIS BS ABOUT CHINA. AT LEAST WE ARE FREE HERE. HOW MANY CHINESE GET TO VOTE FOR ANYTHING. THE U.S. HAS BEEN THROUGH ROUGH TIMES BEFORE. WE NEED TO STAND TOGETHER AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS ONE TOO.

Throwing out the baby with the bathwater is an irresponsible position. Advocating a communist style government in America is tantamount to a slap in the face to every patriotic American. Is this what the new Obama Administration is suggesting the media subliminally or outrightly endorse? If so, color me GONE. Greed, corruption, and government inaction (on both sides of the isle) is what has put us into the pickle in which we find ourselves. The democrats nor the republicans have anything to brag or cheer about. The more they do, the sillier they look.

What a typically ignorant SOCIALIST libTARD comment..

Leave this country, , , NOW...

I read that approx. 15 Chinese Mp's have been executed this year for stealing public money gambling at the casino....maybe the are actually on to something!

The Cantonese word for China means "Middle Kingdom"...not "middle" as average, but "middle" as in "the center of all things". If nothing else, the Chinese people are incredibly proud of being Chinese and of the accomplishments of their country. Too bad that feeling is on the wane in America and, in my opinion, being purposely killed to make way for a "Supreme Ruler" who will always be much smarter about making decisions about our individual lives than we ever can be...from now on and forever!

My father, an Electrical Engineer who graduated from UW Madison in the early '30s, often spoke of a "Technocracy" in which America would some day be governed by engineers who would make decisions from an engineering standpoint.
He sincerely felt that America would be better off under such a government. Based on the Chinese example in this well-done article, I wonder if he and his friends might have been on to something.

We may never know...Lord Messiah Obama and his bloodline will always know what is best for us. Ask anyone who voted for him! They are already queing up for their government "Manna".

Nothing but a propaganda piece...

Next, we compare the Shinola to Sh*t and why sh*t is better (written by a dung beetle and fly)

The writer of this crap needs to go live in China, and leave the USA like a good commie.

I think Government forced abortions are a great idea, repressing their citizens and censoring speech would be just what America needs, not to mention capital punichment at the drop of a hat, that would really clean up the riff raf in this country. Unheard of poverty would be an added bonus, I love watching 70 plus year old woman standing on the streets brushing them off with sticks to keepo the rocks off the streets to the pack mules can transport bricks. People defacating openly on the streets is also nice, they have no bathrooms for the most part except of the big cities, and oh yeah, staying at work all night because few apartments have heat or air conditioning is something we should aspire towards!!!!

A Muslim Communist writes the article, go figure. She must have written the article about 2 weeks ago because the Chinese economy is on the big slide now. Children abuse, poverty, low wages, overpopulation and people clammering to get to America and the ones that are here doing anything to stay. I have visited more countries than the writer probably has and I have seen how people "really" live in those countries and the US is heads and tails above anything else in the world. She hung around Hyatts and the ritzy sections of cities like Beijing and she thinks it is all ice cream and roses.

the free market should always set prices and not have goavernment pushing people around. I gambled when I bought my house and know many whomade millions. Some win and some loose. In china if you don't like it they kill you.

The Chinese public will be taken care of like pets to be controlled by their masters the government and who has political connections. This is Obama change that we need?

The Chinese public will be like pets to be taken care of and controlled by government.

capitalism requires debt just as much if not more than savings...hence why the chinese gov is doing whatever they can to get their people to start spending ...shows how much you know

apsect ratio bobby chen hmmm that explains exactly nothing maybe your just a little thick i'm sorry for even bothering,
as for saudi arabia they have massive unemployment and their income is 90% dependent on oil revenue sweet deal.
US GDP Per capita $45K
Saudi $19K
See the difference debt doesnt matter if it is long term, low interest, and less than gains made from investmentents - alhtough the debt ratio in the west IS too high you cant make the claim that the average Sadi is doing better than the avg American, plus the saudi wealth is obscured by the 5 ouliers who control billions bringing up the average where as America has a middle class