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Originally Posted by gidget529  I think in a broad overview, you are correct. However, there are other factors other than industrialization that govern how ppl are treated. Regimes in power also dictate how much of the wealth from the industrialization reaches the everyday person, how much "westernilization" they allow "in", etc. So far, China's regime has been resistant to the addressing of human rights. The Soviet Union, although it rose to a "super power" status, was very stiffling to its everyday ppl, continuing to be guilty of human rights violations and poor manufacturing standards, until its ultimate demise - partly due to economic collapse bc of its 10 year war with Afghanistan. |
The Soviet Union was only regarded as a super power due to its nuclear proliferation, not because it had any real economic growth. Either way, I just don't think boycotting Chinese products is the answer. Economic embargoes do not work.