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Lux de Veritas
There is no point dealing in "what ifs". KMT lost to CPC and Mao became modern China's first ruler. I read your long post about how Chinese are semi-colonized slaves enslaved by Westerners via through economic imperialism. The article mentioned the low wages paid by multinational corps to local Chinese and reap all the benefits to themselves. There is some truth in that as Chinese are being exploited through cheap labor.
However, China was very backwards for over one hundred years. Even if China did not go communist, how did you figure that Westerners would suddenly invest in China and provide China with the know-how to build a modern society? Multinational companies were going to China to exploit the low wages and abundance of human labor. You have to offer something in order to attract FDI. Companies won't come just because you want them to.
Seriously dude, if China was ruled by KMT, the Americans aren't going to suddenly open their arms and technology to the Chinese. At best China's development will be at the same level as Indians, but with less control of their foreign policies. Now let's just say all Chinese people suddenly "denounce" Mao's atrocities and make amends--my question is so what? Would doing that suddenly make Japanese or American policies more pro-China? I think not. Since you live in a small city state, you do not understand the West's intent. THEY WILL GO AGAINST ANY COUNYTRY THAT POSES A HEGEMONY THREAT AGAINST THEM. The reason US is more pro-India is because India will never be able to challenge the US for supremacy, not because they are a democratic country. Just like Singapore will never challenge any country for supremacy, you guys are well liked by the West.
What would you do if you were the head of China in 1949?
Exactly. I rather fxxk someone than be fxxked up the ***.