62 "The future does not belong to nations that whine about 'racism'. Even REAL racism, although impolite and jerkish, is not a big deal. Who cares? Let's focus on what matters---greatness in art, science, and governance" (twitter.com) posted 4 years ago by AntonioOfVenice 4 years ago by AntonioOfVenice +62 / -0 17 comments share 17 comments share save hide report block hide replies
China's "success" is a lot like every other totalitarian regime's "success." They'll be able to fake it until it all collapses.
Additionally, even after it collapses, there will be defenders. Again just like every other totalitarian regime.
Quite literally in their case.
All those shoddy concrete highrise tenements are one earthquake away from the worst urban deathtoll since WW2.
I know that has been the case for other communists regimes, Romania comes to mind. Are there a lot of earthquakes in China?
Yes, regionally.
The sparsely populated west has the most, where the Indian and Eurasian plate are colliding. The eastern half is SOMEWHAT protected by the North American plate (which actually reaches parts of Japan) and the Filipino plate. But if you look at the map, there are places that are safe-ish, but the whole country gets them.