We’re Not Going to Beat the Chinese

As the CCP sends evil messages to the West, so too should the West flood autocracies with inspiring messages of freedom.
We’re Not Going to Beat the Chinese
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David Parker
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The United States (the West) cannot beat the Chinese communist regime at its game: centralization of money and power coupled to an industrial policy that floods the world with underpriced exports. Economic domination. For the West to match China, a nation with no history of human rights or democracy, which is China’s comparative advantage, the West would have to abandon its comparative advantage: social, political, and economic freedom.

David Parker
David Parker
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David Parker is an investor, author, jazz musician, and educator based in San Francisco. His books, “Income and Wealth” and “A San Francisco Conservative,” examine important topics in government, history, and economics, providing a much-needed historical perspective. His writing has appeared in The Economist and The Financial Times.
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