I wish the West took China seriously, because it would be part of the massive kick up the ass the West needs to get it's shit together and abandon this Neoliberal market fetishism and have the Government actually do it's fucking job and build shit.
Of course it's never going to happen, mass copium of Western superiority, while the elites funnel their money into bunkers into New Zealand as a backup, is just the reality. In 15 year time, we will be working at call centers and be answering the phone "Herro this is Chang, this carr is being recorded" and getting abused by some T1-2 Chinese middle class asshole while our cities fall apart.
Look at that Redbook app, Chinese students are constantly sending back videos to China about how much of a immigrant riddled crime infested shithole Western cities are.
This is also why I'm hoping Chinese make it too the moon first. It will be a massive own that Politicians won't easily be able to sidestep.