"If we stay on the road we are on right now, in less than 10 years, virtually everything that matters to us in life will depend on whether China allows us to have it or not.
Everything from blood pressure medicine to what movies we get to watch, and everything in between. They dominate the critical mineral industry. Even those who want more EVs—those batteries depend on China.
If we don't change course, we will live in a world where much of what matters on a daily basis, from our security to our health, will be dependent on whether the Chinese allow us to have it or not."
US Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio says in less than 10 years China will rule everything.
"If we stay on the road we are on right now, in less than 10 years, virtually everything that matters to us in life will depend on whether China allows us to have it or not.… pic.twitter.com/0uSg66Uef5
The term "soft power" was coined by American political scientist Joseph Nye in the late 1980s. He introduced it in his 1990 book "Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power" and expanded on it in later works, such as "Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics" (2004).
Soft power refers to a nation's ability to influence others through cultural appeal, values, and policies rather than coercion or force (often referred to as "hard power"). It emphasizes attraction and persuasion over compulsion.
While the concept has been widely discussed and adopted globally—including by China in its efforts to enhance its international influence through initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative and Confucius Institutes—the term itself originated in the United States.
软实力这词是在中国硬实力超过美国后，被美国拎出来的继续忽悠大家的.
硬实力好衡量，发电多少，造多少辆车，多少只船，多少架飞机。
软实力不好衡量，比如说A比B好看，这个标准不同。
楼下说到的食品安全、食品造假，不是仅中国有。
每年美国食物中毒有4800万例，导致12万人住院，3000人死亡。 https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-poisoning
欧洲近年因为olive减产，在橄榄油上贴假标签也愈演愈烈。
比如中国人的预期寿命已经超过了美国。除非你认为美国人体质本来就差
美国华人的平均医疗花费，教育程度（教育程度影响生活习惯和收入直接关系寿命），人均gdp考虑了么？你拿个中国发达点的地方比，比如上海人均寿命84多美国华人还能高出多少？
大陆差那么一点，被人追上了，特别是硬实力方面，大陆人多特别是技术大脑也多，过去没钱搞科研，落后了，一旦有钱，胡思乱想谁都会，很快就追上了，过去那种调调，大陆科研不行其实是谬论，过去德国英国有钱时，诺奖呼啦呼啦的，也曾经科研领先，后来没钱了，诺奖也少了，人是同样的人，国也是同样体制。
硬实力不容易追赶，一旦落后，得几十年上百年追赶才行，软实力比较虚，就像PPT优势可以几天就做出来。
就是这种心态，没法子
下去，各地游玩的。 从铁路两旁看不出是个硬实力国家，城区附近停工的大楼或者盖好了没人住的大楼。 农村地区荒芜的土地，破烂的房屋，但是比飞机上看巴西的房子好一点。20多年前见过巴西的房子好多没有屋顶。
高铁这一条线本应该是中国最富饶的地区。 也许硬实力需要保密，藏起来在人们看不到的地方了。
产量不上去，单价就贵。 公司是为了不赚钱?
中国律师多如牛毛，同样是一个非常卷的market， 律师费一跌再跌。
中国的楼房投资，无论再没人住，总比在阿富汗白白烧掉$2万亿美元，杀死几十万人要好
Trump这个流氓把美国二战后的人设给毁了。美国二战后特意把自己和以前的英帝区分开，打造了睦邻友好的外交路线人设，以证明自己取代英帝是光明的。
现在trump把这层纸捅破了。
现在美帝和以前的英帝是一回事了。为了利益，啥都干！！！
但不能要求别国必须如何如何，遵守它定的规矩。 而自己却可以完全抛开那些规矩，想要什么就什么
美国人喜欢看到自己的不足，中国人喜欢自夸自己的优点。
"If we stay on the road we are on right now, in less than 10 years, virtually everything that matters to us in life will depend on whether China allows us to have it or not.
Everything from blood pressure medicine to what movies we get to watch, and everything in between. They dominate the critical mineral industry. Even those who want more EVs—those batteries depend on China.
If we don't change course, we will live in a world where much of what matters on a daily basis, from our security to our health, will be dependent on whether the Chinese allow us to have it or not."
没人和钱过不去。
另外房贷2.8～3.25% 30年Fixed，真是天上白掉下来的耗子，不抓白不抓， 不赚白不赚。
The term "soft power" was coined by American political scientist Joseph Nye in the late 1980s. He introduced it in his 1990 book "Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power" and expanded on it in later works, such as "Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics" (2004).
Soft power refers to a nation's ability to influence others through cultural appeal, values, and policies rather than coercion or force (often referred to as "hard power"). It emphasizes attraction and persuasion over compulsion.
While the concept has been widely discussed and adopted globally—including by China in its efforts to enhance its international influence through initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative and Confucius Institutes—the term itself originated in the United States.