1. Ideology:
1. The West is a democracy-leaders are chosen based on votes.
2. China is a meritocracy-leaders are chosen based on merit. A political newbie like Donald Trump would never be president in China; instead, all senior officials are usually boring old men.
2. Business:
1. West: The businesses control the government (via lobbying). This makes many Western nations more like an oligarchy than a democracy.
2. China: The government controls the businesses (state capitalism).
3. Strategic Sectors:
1. West: Most companies in strategic sectors are private.
2. China: All companies in strategic sectors are SOEs. Elsewhere, private companies are common.
4. Media:
1. West: Media has bias and lies, but at least it usually has freedom of speech.
2. China: Media has bias and censorship, but at least it rarely lies. (Censorship or omission is neutral, not lying. If I stay slient when asked a question, I’m being neither honest nor lying.)
5. Propaganda:
1. West: Media and politicians say what you want to hear.
2. China: Media and politicians say what they want you to hear.
6. Infrastructure:
1. West: Demand and usefulness for infrastructure must be calculated beforehand.
2. China: “Build it and they will come.”
7. Judicial System Bias:
1. West: More bias favoring the rich, big business, whites, and females.
2. China: Pro-government bias. And prosecutors are more risk-averse, only taking cases they are confident in, resulting in a 99% conviction rate. (Japan and South Korea are similar.)
8. Intellectual Property:
1. West: “Everyone respect it!”
2. China: “Steal what? Also, your company might have to share key technology with us to do business here.”
9. Genome Editing:
1. West: “I’m not too sure about this. It seems dangerous and we shouldn’t ‘play god’ to offend religion and mess with nature.”
2. China: “Wow, this is amazing! Its a whole new industry! Imagine the science and money behind this! Let’s subsidize it!”
10. Property Rights:
1. West: “No, its fine. We won’t build this freeway or bridge on your land if you don’t want us to.” (Unless its eminent domain.)
2. China: “Sorry, but you must relocate. We must build it for the greater good. Don’t worry, we’ll compensate you.”
11. Planning:
1. West: Politicians only care about the next election.
2. China: Politicians have loooooooooooong term plans.
12. Decision-makers:
1. West: The people are always right. Give them power (democracy).
2. China: The experts are always right. Give them power (meritocracy).
13. Decision-making:
1. West: “Let’s debate. YOUR opinion matters.”
2. China: “Let’s produce results. Efficiency matters. No time to debate.”
14. Foreign Policy:
1. West: “You MUST adopt our ideology.” (Unless you’re a GCC state with lots of oil.)
2. China: “We don’t discriminate based on ideology, let’s just trade.” (Unless its something that meddles with internal politics and defense.)
15. Neo-Imperialism:
1. West: “OMG, Chinese infrastructure loans in developing nations is neo-imperialism!”
2. China: “OMG, the West interfering with developing nations’ internal affairs and invading them is neo-imperialism!”
16. International Law:
1. West: “We follow it best, so we are never the bad guys! Everyone needs to be more like us!”
2. China: “Not fair! These laws are rigged, it has pro-Western bias! Don’t you dare impose it on us!”
17. Resentment:
1. West: “Everyone else’s culture, religion, ideology, morals, work ethics, etc. is inferior. Keep them out of our borders and don’t let their nation surpass us!”
2. China: “The West and Japan has bullied us for too long. Don’t let it happen again!”
18. Finger-pointing:
1. West: “You are so evil because you aren’t democratic!”
2. China: “You are so evil because you keep interfering with my internal affairs!”

Western media “Shit-chain” (#4). For the Chinese version, just delete ‘Corporations’: