The reason why westiods keep pumping out China collapse theory is because it makes them feel better about themselves. The West's entire culture is based around being the pinnacle of human civilization, the "End of History", Dominant race , etc. So seeing non-westerners succeed is fundamentally offensive to their world view. Even "left" wing westerners can't let go of their chauvinism, and feel the need to lecture or dismiss the "lesser" countries/peoples socialist movements. Until the current global order crumbles, they will remain this way.
Chinese model is antithetical to the Western feudal oligarchy sugar-coated with democracy and "freedom". In fact, many foreign models are antithetical. While China and the rest of the world were (and some still are) recovering from colonial exploitation, the Western model was convincing enough to make most believe that it is the ideal system.
Now, China is making strides unheard of in the West, and it has blown a huge hole in people's perception, people who were previously duped into the "white is might, West is best" propaganda.
The Western model, when exported (and forced), allows for Western domination of the world via corruption (poor countries' elections: Westerners finance the parties that favor them). Neocolonialism. Any system that contradicts this established order is a threat to the existing hegemony and domination status quo.
The coverage of Gaza Genocide also blew multiple holes straight into the Western facade, showing ordinary people that even if they have majority consensus on an issue, their governments simply do not care, as the latter has it's own agenda.
Someone made a good point elsewhere.
If the US is hesitant to transfer military technology because India refuses to bend the knee then that puts the F414 engines in limbo. I guess there is a real risk for India that the Tejas might not appear until the 2030s to 2040s. Unless India bends the knee to all MAGA demands.
Should've just put a Russian engine and be done with it. One RD-33 would've been enough, about the same output as the F404. Or a more powerful R-29.
Being so close to Pakistan, should have learned easily that everything from the US comes with strings attached / manipulation is guaranteed unless you can provide major value (i.e. w/ Pakistan: Soviet + later NATO Invasion of Afghanistan).
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So, Jewish merchants in China aided Japanese and Mongol invasions?
