good point powerabout; a recent author mentioned a lot of China’s advancement was due to stolen tech and mimicry, that their form of govt. does not inspire inspiration as well as other cultures. The free market system made china thanks to their cheap, and sometimes forced/slave labor in the incredibly inexpensive manufacturing methods and foreign flag shipping rates. yes, it could turn as fast as our “rust belt” did, One day center of world manufacturing, the next … rice paddies !!