Comments on: Friday Links: David Brooks on the Chinese brand problem, Lei Zhengfu goes on trial, and more criticism of Chen Guangcheng

By: Anthony Tao

Anthony Tao — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 23:20:26 +0000

To be fair, China does have 4x more people, and less (livable) land on which to support them. Generations have grown up knowing only the instinct to survive or get by. Give millions of Chinese a driveway, lawn, and 50 meters of personal space, and the boredom of copacetic suburban life will be the cauldron from which creative thinking bubbles forth, which will lead to innovation.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:54:31 +0000

“Every few years, Chinese officials say they’re going to start an initiative to create compelling brands and the results are always disappointing”

It’s not that complicated and it’s not about race or nationalism: people don’t follow followers.

Also, the GDP/capita in China is about 4-5000 bucks a year and in USA its about 20-30,000. That’s the real race, not this ‘biggest economy in the world’ which is just a dick measuring contest that benefits no one.