Hari Sud
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That is Chinese view of taking the American money and forgetting it. You are typical Chinese view point of today. It was different in 1980 when Deng visited USA. He loved everything American (read in between lines FDI and technology). A trillion dollar was sent (1998 to 2010) to set up factories when Chinese built the infrastructure. That is how China got its start and today's over confidence is built on that. There is a political aspect also; we will discuss that another day.Yes, all these powerful Western companies would just put their hard-earn cash in China if it were a communist hellhole like N Korea or Cuba lol
All Fortune 500 companies know that China is pro-business with a capitalistic mindset. That is why they invested. They knew even in the 1980s that China would grow like a capitalistic East Asian country like Japan and the 4 Tigers.
If China spent all its money on arms (like USSR) where would it get the infrastructure to build and export all this stuff? lol
India and many other countries have cheaper wages but they do not have the same confidence from MNCs. Just look at Hollywood movies -- American movies make 20 to 100 times more in China than India. Same for Tesla, Apple or Louis Vitton lol
They invest in Chinese factories because China will buy a large chunk of the stuff they are making. They know that Chinese society is more consumption oriented and capitalistic than India, Angola or many other places with cheaper costs and wages. lol