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Forums > Living in Kunming > What if China became the only superpower

Very few countries can only take care of themselves, because they are dependent on imports and exports (of raw materials, goods and services) from other countries.

It is in these countries interest that other countries around the world are stable and trustworthy to provide these things, and the infrastructure to go with it.

Then there are some people who believe that certain things are just right things to do, even if there isn't any obvious measurable benefit for it.

For a long time China above any other country was dependent on its exports, and it might still be a backward nation (also economically) without that role.

Without its exports, China may also be cleaner and greener country, but maybe the lack of employment opportunities for millions of people would have caused enough social instability to overthrow the government. Or a tighter noose akin to DPRK.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Social renting of things - what do you think?

Probably not a big deal in practice, but letter of law would probably prevent most foreigners from doing this kind of renting business (however small) legally in China without proper permits.

After all, it would be income derived from and within China.

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"support the website by making an account, asking questions in the forum, leaving reviews and using the classifieds section to find a job, sell your stuff or rent an apartment."

This (or rather what is not included in that list of to-dos) sums the criticism that I personally have toward the whole ordeal, and how GoKunming (out of no choice I understand) had to respond to it with rest of the nation.
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Ask questions and increase revenue, but feel free to avoid discussing and, heaven forbid, debating anything.

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Not sure if this applies to Italy visas, but for many other European countries:

The Joint Visa Application Center that used to be in Beichen, is now relocated to an office building at intersection of .Shibo Road and Bojin Avenue.

New address:
1501D, Building A, Low Carbon Business Center, No. 12 Shibo Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province 650000 China

www.vfsglobal.cn/finland/china/contact_us.html#14

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I'm not a big fan of croissants anyway, and donuts I have not found in either of the establishments you mentioned.

@Dolphin: "savouring the croissant helps to cultivate appreciation. ie appreciating simple things rather than always feeling discontent that you don't have enough"

Perhaps, but it equally helps to cultivate ignorance of all the labor that has been put into creating that experience for you. At least I would allow you to feel discontent on behalf all the people who don't have enough, whether they had part in creating the croissant or not.

I't shouldn't anymore be about what you have or don't have, but what the other 7.7 billion (minus 1) people have or don't have. That's where the musings of Buddha (as quoted above) go wrong in this day and age.

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There perhaps was a time, when embracing reality same way you would savour the croissant, could have been beneficial to achieving an enlightened state of mind.

But today, many would call such view on life quite the opposite of enlightened - it could be called ignorance or covering your eyes from all that is wrong. Perhaps that's suitable in Chinese context.

There, I connected the croissant to politics.

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