| There have been three golden eras of prosperity in the 5000-year Chinese history, averaging 119 years in duration. During those 450 years, the Emperors engaged in mega projects one after another. Unfortunately, most of them never enhanced average people's livelihood and welfare but ended up as a big burden on them. Nothing has changed between the current one and the previous three except the titles of actors or actresses of the historical farce: ---emperors vs revolutionary descendant clique ---feudal landlord class vs commie-turned bureaucratic capitalist class ---feudal bureaucrats vs commie party secretaries ---Confucius' ordered society idealism vs "harmonious society" commie-party slogan BTW, the previous three golden eras ended badly with ensuing suffering and destruction lasting hundreds of years, will this one be an exception? |
Mega-Projects and Raising Power of China