If that was the case, why are they still progressing?
They make good foot soldiers. Anyone who has seen history of USSR can instantly catch a short term benefit of USSRing a country. It's short term because it only lasts a single lifetime, but guess what, that's all average crook cares about.
If that was the case, why are they still progressing? The USSR collapsed. Did the CCP pick up the tab?
If that's the case, why are they being weakened by it?
They make good foot soldiers. Anyone who has seen history of USSR can instantly catch a short term benefit of USSRing a country. It's short term because it only lasts a single lifetime, but guess what, that's all average crook cares about.