China is on the march, having secured a global economic power status that is hard to beat. The best of economic analysis shows that it’s not only healthily in the black but also sharing out the proceeds. This means China’s citizens are happier and more optimistic than most.
The real story, however, is on the back burner. Many outlets choose to see the rapid rise of a trading superpower rather than the reality of an active population base that’s emerging as a superstate in the making, the influence of which is not possible to discern yet.
Such separations in China that are really cultural realities are not homogenised into the same entity that will appear in time to command its unity more securely in the international media. This is a sort of leverage a future President may choose to use if they see fit to strengthen China’s base.
It’s said to me that President Xi is reluctant to see the world stage as anything else than just to visit for a brief moment. He hasn’t shown a prowess of Chinese character or learning that seeks to scrutinise the way the world works or the ways people behave in it. This may be of more interest in time.
The civil servants that currently serve their country in foreign fields are the present international presence of a State that’s peering into other country’s to see what’s happening and calculate if it can benefit, but this is the precious few compared to a vast population that is its real source of support.
The present methods of learning about these matters for the first time may have to change quickly in favour of a dynamic engagement with people who will feel closer than ever before. It’s China’s forward angle as it takes on prominence it planned for but privately didn’t believe had a realistic chance of success.