In recent months, mainstream media outlets have rushed to laud China as the new “world leader” after moves by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump emphasizes “America First”; China is hailed as the new “world leader” of globalization (granted, Chinese leader Xi Jinping did express such aspirations in his speech at the 2017 World Economic Forum).
Trump pulls the United States out from the Paris climate accord; China is being seriously considered by several publications as a possible replacement for the United States as a climate change world leader (though many admit that it might be a challenge for a country that’s the leading carbon dioxide polluter and still largely relies on burning coal to meet its energy needs).
China might indeed be a genuine contender to lead the world in future. But definitely not with the Chinese Communist Party at the helm.
Two issues are most striking—ethics, and the political nature of the Chinese regime.
Readers will have noticed our article series on exposing communism—an ideology that has brought death, destruction, and despair to millions worldwide.
The Party of Mao Zedong has never apologized for the tens of millions killed during the Great Leap Forward, a disastrous attempt at mass collectivization during the late 1950s to early 1960s.
