hypothetically speaking..you are a leader of china or one of the important government official, what would you propose to change in china? it can be from anything from political reform, economic reform, cultural reform, education reform, etc.. but only one you can do....

I would try to speak faster,instead of spilling out five words per minute.

Include minorities in family planning and strip away their disgusting minority benefits.

Get rid of autonomous regions.

Get rid of censorship

Constitution of China needs to change, 1947 constitution of China(read it here) was much better.

Administrative divisions of China need to be like in most countries, such as in the US, where bellow state level there is only county, and there are no ethnic areas, while in China bellow province level there are autonomous ethnic counties and prefectures for minorities.

Don't mention autonomy, just say self-government for minorities will be appropriate. Notice how the 1947 constitution just says The system of self-government in Tibet shall be safeguarded(article 120), while it is not mentioning any other area of China. I suspect it mentions Tibet because then it was only area of China not under direct control of central government, and those Tibetans living in Sichuan or Qinghai would not have special treatment according to that constitution.

It were the Communists that created all these ridiculous ethnic areas, such as in western Sichuan for Tibetans, now they are making trouble there. 1947 constitution treated everyone equally.

I'd kinda copy the models of many EU states

Crack down on corruption, institute a strong safety net and better minimum wages, work on pollution

Get rid of One Child Policy.

China is too overcrowded, ideally a population of 600 million will ensure enough manpower whilst being able to establish high per capita income.

The coach seats instead of this:




will be this:

I would instill more race nationalism and less communism, although I think socialism can be weaved into race nationalism as a form of race solidarity.
(rich people should care about poor people etc)

Secondly, all those affirmative actions will be erased, including at the political and social level, and I would even go as far as population redistribution (strictly non-violent but only using incentives) to disperse pockets of separate ethno-nationalism.

Nevertheless, strictly there shouldn't be any suppression through force of any cultural practices or languages, but I believe in gradual assimilation and don't believe in entrenching differences and implementing racial affirmative action.

Thirdly, One-child policy will be erased and replaced with Third-child baby bonus, with incentives, subsidy, tax break, bonus, and prizes.

Btw, it is not true that China should only care about its domestic GDP per capita, economic wellbeing, how many people is ideal and sustainable, and so on etc, because, China does not exist in a vacuum and the Chinese people in this world do not exist in a vacuum. We are all living in a globalized world which is getting smaller and smaller and more integrated.
In other words, Chinese people and civilization is competing with other peoples and civilizations. Put in other words, low birth rate is detrimental to the overall collective strength of the Chinese people. Everything from cultural projection, technological achievement, competition for natural resources, etc, will be less if the size is smaller. It is a bad thing.
Switzerland is small and rich. Brunai is small and rich. But they do not have the heft to determine their own fates and destinies.

Fourthly, I would instill civil service reform, and one of the ways I would do it is to benchmark the salary remuneration of public sector workers to the private sector counterparts (cannot fall below 80%) and instill KPIs, and fire 5% of the worst performers among the workforce each year.

Fifthly, renegotiate with Taiwan including considering moving the capital, having 2 co-capitals, having president and vice president from Taiwan for the first few terms, and even changing the flag, or adopting Taiwan's flag or a similar measure.

Sixthly, I would encourage more linkages to the overseas Chinese communities, give preferential treatment and passes to them, encourage investment, and I would do more things politically to influence conducive sociopolitical atmosphere for them in the various countries to help improve their safety and wellbeing. For instance if race riots happen somewhere, exert political pressure. No more low profile.

Seventhly, since the world is ever integrating and regional blocks are forming like the EU in Europe, Mercosur in Latin America, and so on, I believe East Asian regional block need to be sped up. I would give special attention and encourage and intensify regional integration. I would even unilaterally give special preferential treatment to regional nations of Korea, Japan, and Mongolia with special tax breaks, incentives, generous immigration rules, standardizations in industry, educational field, and so on.

Eighthly, I would put more energy into space exploration, deep sea exploration, and arctic and antarctica exploration.
In the past centuries China and actually the whole world has lost to a group of Western nations in exploration achievement, and the price is now being paid. Just take a look at Australia, America, and even Russian Siberia, which is much nearer to Chinese hinterland than it is to Russian hinterland. Yet all these big chunks are controlled by a small group of nations.
This means that for the next waves of human civilization, colonization, and discovery, the Chinese people must especially exert greater efforts to make up for the lag.

Ninthly, compulsory military conscription of 2 years would be instituted. This will be for both genders, male and female. This will help promote patriotism but more importantly, it promotes social unity, lessen classism and social division, and instill good character building values for the young people.

Tenthly,
I would make Dim Sum as the compulsory national food. Every Saturday everyone must eat Dim Sum.

I would form a committee to study the education and reform of certain fascists.

big big big idea but some ideas aren't realistic. some also can't work under constructive circumstance. in fact, it is counterproductive. but solid write up though.

It will be like Obama but ten times worse.

China is certainly not overcrowded, if you exclude sparsely populated areas such as Xinjiang, Tibet and Inner Mongolia China's population density is a little higher than in Germany and lower than in the UK.

China should Get rid of One Child Policy.

While western nations are trying to increase population China is the only nation on this planet and probably in the history of human civilization that is killing its own people.

Btw, the Dim Sum part is only a joke.

But the rest are all serious.

: )

Oh yeah I would add something more. This is quite important.

I would study how to completely restructure the economy and reform it totally, and accelerate the transition into the next higher value chain economy.

Because now a big chunk of the Chinese economy is just manufacturing and exporting, and mainly in low-end and middle end products.
Many Chinese people are suffering, working in factories, in spartan conditions, with little salaries, making products for foreign companies who pocket big profits, while they work like ants.

Some creative methods can be applied here, there must be a breakthrough and there must be outside the box thinking.

For instance by harnessing the power of the state and the big domestic corporations. This can marry the South Korean Chaebol approach (family conglomeration) and the Singaporean SOE (State Owned Enterprises) approach and also the Dubai / UAE' SWF (Sovereign Wealth Fund) approach. Just combine all these.
Because initially especially in the baby stages or modernization and industrialization, there is not enough merchant class and entrepreneur class and the capital and expertise is not well accumulated and channeled.
The state should get involved to stimulate the next stage of economic development but it must be done smartly.

Secondly,

Because there is still massive number of poor people who are living in poverty, even still above 100m+ people who are living in malnutrition, according to FAO data, this is a tragedy which must be addressed urgently and again it needs bold, courageous, visionary approach, that doesn't waste time and prolong this human tragedy.
I read recently that in Guangxi they are undergoing a massive population redistribution effort to move mountainous people who live in remote areas into new residential areas.
First batch is 100.000 residents, and in total it will be millions of residents later.
This is a bold approach and all such fundamental radical bold ideas should be used to reduce poverty and malnutrition in the shortest time possible.

Thirdly,

I will make Pokemon as a new Chinese god.

completely agreed
This should also extend to immigration policies where Mongoloids are heavily favored over non-Mongoloids. It's also a good way to address the point that people should not be exploited for profit. Hint: The main reason for the West's large non-white population isn't to promote diversity. It's more about exploiting cheap labor.



agreed
Affirmative Action programs would just encourage the ethnic minorities to feel separate from the Han Chinese. In addition, it makes their achievements look bad. Over here in America, people get suspicious of black ability because Affirmative Action makes it easier for them to get jobs or get into college.



This is a good solution. However I think a better one would be where the couple is allowed to keep reproducing until they get a son. That way it would end the abortion and abandonment of baby girls in addition to solving the gender gap problem. I call this the "Keep Breeding Until You Get a Son" policy.

In any case, it seems suicidal for China to curb their population growth when India and Africa are not doing the same thing. That is the main problem I have with the One Child Policy. At the same time, a high birthrate would help expand China's influence on the world. It also means more Asian immigrants to help build the overseas Asian communities.



There definitely needs to be more cooperation between China and Taiwan. This is coming from a Taiwanese guy by the way.



agreed
The overseas Asian community should get along with Asians from Asia. They can teach us Asian culture while we expand the borders of our race.



completely agree
People can keep arguing that Asians hate each other but the reality is that Chinese have a lot more in common with Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, and Mongolians than with whites, blacks, Latinos, Semitics, Indians, Pacific Islanders, etc. I am a Han Chinese raised in America and I can say that I get better along with Vietnamese and Koreans than with whites and Mexicans.

China should engage in cultural exchange with other Mongoloids who don't belong in the Sinosphere like Siberian natives, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Eskimos, etc.
East Asia should have more cooperation with Siberian natives.



I agree with this point a lot. In fact, this is what I have been saying all this time. White people end up dominating the world because they went out to explore and conquer. Australia and Siberia are much closer to East Asia than to Europe. Yet those regions are controlled by white people. Instead of fighting over the Spratly Islands and Dokdo, Asians should start taking over the Pacific Northwest, Siberia, and Oceania. Though Arabs and Indians would probably beat us in Oceania. This is where getting rid of the One Child Policy becomes handy. A higher birthrate means more Chinese to immigrate to expand the overseas communities.

There definitely needs to be more funding into space exploration. Asians lost the new world to whites but Asians must not repeat the same mistake with the space race.



agreed
The sad reality is that Chinese parents (maybe other Asian parents) have a bad habit of spoiling their kids so military service is definitely a good way to undo the damage. Only problem is that China already has enough soldiers. Their focus should be more on developing technology and getting better training. Does China even have special forces?

What they can do is have something similar to boy or girl scouts.



sounds tasty

"Race nationalism" is just a euphemism for fascism.

Don't you know how many Chinese died fighting Japanese fascists?

So you Brits hate Japanese?

No; any decent human is anti-fascist.

"Race nationalism" sounds like what Hitler wanted.

But you accused the Japanese of being fascist, so you are de-facto anti-Japanese.

The Japanese were fascist during WWII.

However, Japan is no longer ruled by a fascist government.

Once a fascist, always a fascist. Fascist mentality creates psycho's who do Kamikaze suicide or self-immolation. Not too many countries can say they tried to take over half the world...except maybe Britain...

Fascism can spring from extreme capitalism and extreme socialism/communism. Fascism has more to do with an overly centralized power structure than with any political ideology.

For instance Norway 'used' to have very strict policies for immigration, which is basically what you guys are talking about when you say race nationalism, but was still under 'democratic socialism' and not 'national socialism'. 'Strong man' leadership while necessary in times of war, must be checked by the guns of the people at all times. Too much power can make anyone crazy.

I hate labels in terms of politics, it stops people from thinking for themselves. For instance why does rights for workers automatically have to be tied in with multiculturalism, affirmative action etc. If the backbone of your economy can't support themselves, your economy is doomed for failure. Evidence of this can be seen in today's current events.

Norway is one of the only European countries whose economic outlook is stable too by the way.

Wipe Mao Zedong out of Chinese history. It's his fault Chinese people these days have little freedom and aren't able to have any sense of self. He did away with real Chinese values and instilled this communist garbage. In my opinion he ruined China and everything China stood for while killing millions of people in the process. I don't think he's worthy of anyone's admiration.

There's so much more I'd like to do though. The education system needs drastic reform. I'd get better teachers that actually like their job and care about their students, and the system will be more Westernised. There's something unfair about the way it is now. It's...stressful with too much focus on the details and not enough on the whole picture, which places people in schools they shouldn't be in or prevents them from going to schools they deserve. I'd also tend to the Tibetan/Uyghur issues. A happy medium can and must be met there, especially for Tibetans. I won't allow that struggle to go on any longer. There's a way to satisfy them without doing something outlandish.

So basically get rid of Mao/communism, fix minority issues and upgrade the education system. These three things will make a world of difference to China.

Obvious troll is obvious and no one gives a damn about your bruised legs.

Japan at least had the excuse it was strangled of resources. Britain just slowly got into the people's minds and conquered others territory by territory over a period of 100 years.


She's always high sounding but she never has anything useful (or accurate) to say.

What are these "Chinese values" that you speak of? Inflated egos? Foot-binding? Being meek and subservient? Bowing like a good Chinaman?

Mao gave confidence to the Chinese people and prevented China from being dominated by the USSR, Japan, the US, and any other imperialist power. He turned China from a corrupt, backward country to a rising superpower.

i c that a lot of you guys mind is leaning toward the social and demographic issue. kind of interesting... thanks


do you think if US left Japan and Japan can re-militarize again, what are the chances they return back to being a fascist?

IMO, not saying I always agree with her but regard to what she says above, I don't think she's trolling, but making a unfavoured point, which many hate to hear.

I don't see why Japan would try to pursue a militarist agenda again. China is far too large for Japan to try to contain without the US. They also have good diplomatic relations and interdependent trade with South Korea. The main issue facing Japan is its demographic problem.

To answer your OP:

I think China should institute liberal reforms such as freedom of press and free speech. These things will help to make the government more accountable to the people by exposing corruption and will help to expose firms that make toxic fake products. The Chinese government banned the media from reporting the toxic baby milk power issue, a free press would have been allowed to report it. This would directly lead to safer manufacturing practices.

I don't think "democracy" is suitable at this time for China. The institutional reforms which ensure a free and open society need to be developed and embedded into the mentality of the people - people need to learn to value things like free speech and free press. If you have poor institutions, you will end up with the kind of "democracy" you see in (post-war) Iraq, (post-revolution) Egypt.

On international relations: China should continue to engage with the West by continuing its policy of non-confrontation.

China should stop being suspicious of its neighbours in Asia and work towards a greater union (something like the EU). The US can only be expelled from the Asia region if China is able convince its neighbours that China is not a military danger. This requires as much emphasis on soft power as China seems to place on hard military power. (Japan transformed from being the most hated in all of Asia after WWII to having the most popular Asian pop-culture - that's soft power.)

On the economy:
The low RMB is detrimental to the welfare of ordinary Chinese workers and is one of the major economic imbalances in the world economy. A gradual movement towards a quicker rate of RMB appreciation (but not necessary a floating exchange, yet) would give Chinese workers greater consumer purchasing power in the world market as well as allowing Chinese investors to accumulate foreign capital at faster rate.

The housing bubble and bad loans issue in China is a serious ticking time-bomb with the ability to deliver a nasty and costly shock to a fragile world economy. The government should raise interest rates gradually in order to gently let the housing bubble deflate; bad loans should be restructured in order to reduce indebtedness to a realistically repayable level, a bailout of the state-owned banks should be prepared in case those banks face substantial capital destruction.

China should seek a quick resolution of the Eurozone crisis by working with the EU to ensure sustainability of the Euro. This would require a substantial capital commitment from China but it should be kept in mind that the EU is a major market for Chinese exports; being on good terms for 'saving' the Euro would be a boon to China's bad image in the west. Good relations with the EU is necessary for future stability and prosperity of China.

On a 'societal'/cultural level:
Good manners and etiquette should be taught as an official education policy. Many parents are not capable of transmitting modern cosmopolitan manners because they are nouveaux riches or they are from the rural poor. It is therefore no coincidence that in Hong Kong, Mainland Chinese are known for their un-cosmopolitan behaviour and unpleasant manner. That needs to change if China wants to make a good impression.

Traditional Chinese characters should be reintroduced into the national curriculum.

The Restoration of Taoism and Confucianism as the National Religion and Moral Guidance!

1) Get rid of the One Child Policy.

2) Make sure border regions are connected through trains and tighter integration. Also get rid of autonomous regions.

3) Cut down on pollution.

4) Get rid of corruption.

5) I would like traditional characters back.

6) Get rid of English from the Gao Kao. Seriously, it leads to so much waste of talents.

7) Much stricter immigration control on foreigners/non-Chinese.

8) Support for overseas Chinese and luring back talents to China.

9) Get Taiwan back peacefully.

10) Revitalization of Chinese culture and values such as Confucianism and Hanfu.

11) Laxer censorship control.

Well her posts demonizes China,and how America is the last bastion of justice in this world. I wonder why she doesn't mention Tibetans killing Huis and Hans,only how evil PRC is for including Tibet.

She's full of bull$hit. Teachers that actually like their job? Has she ever seen a Chinese teacher? She's thinking out her @$$ from a failed US school.

And let's ignore the western guy that talks too much about China.

i would drop all support for syria, and focus china relationship with surrounding neighbors

I think American schools are actually doing worse than that of China if you can believe it. The problem with American schools is they focus too much on the stupid kids. What happens is that the smart kids never learn good study skills since they can get through a dumbed down school system without trying. As a result, you have a lot of smart kids who just slack off. What is hilarious is how there are still people who complain that American schools are too difficult.

Though I think American high schools mainly struggle with math and science. Most East Asians would laugh at the math skills of the average American.



no, not really
Racial nationalism is about preserving your race. The fact is that some races are just more fertile than others. A society that is 90% Asian and 10% black will become over 50% black in a couple of generations. Compared to Asians, blacks tend to be more impulsive. This explains why even the poorest of blacks are more likely to have large families than Asians who have six-figure salaries. Thus disproving the "kids are expensive" excuse.

The reality is that the only way to prevent Asians from becoming extinct is to prevent these more fertile non-Asian races from immigrating to Asia.

Keep in mind that I am only talking about Mongoloids when I said "Asian" so obviously I am not talking about Indians, Arabs, Persians, etc.

Since you are British, you should know this fact first hand. Your country is turning into an extension of Arabia, Pakistan, and India. Doesn't it bother you that your Anglo-Saxon Europid heritage is being displaced by an Islamic Middle Eastern one?

Impulse became irrelevant since the day condom was invented.2 billion asians and you are bull$hitting about us becoming extinct.Give me a break.

Yeah and blacks are too impulsive to even put on a condom. That is a testament to their impulsive behavior. The fact you think average blacks have good self-control means you clearly have never met blacks before.

I am pretty sure the guy raised in America has more experience with blacks than the guy raised in China.

I said Asians would be extinct IF they allowed Africans to immigrate to Asian countries. You should work on your reading skills.

It is obvious that blacks have higher birthrates than Asians.


It doesn't take a mathematical genius to know what would happen if blacks and Asians were to live in the same society.

I cant tell if you are trolling or serious.Unless black having more babies would make asians want to have less babies,ur arguement is invalid.

What are you talking about?
Asians are already having less babies especially if said Asians are from developed countries. Every Asian country is on the path to be like Japan where old people are becoming more common.

There is no indication that the black birthrate will drop anytime soon.

Then how would africans immigrating to asia would cause asians to go instict?
Another factor is asians have much longer life span.

Blacks would just reproduce more which will cause them to become a bigger percentage of Asia's population.

When two groups of people live together, it is inevitable they will mix with each other. Even though most East Asians look down on black people, they would still mix with each other if they lived together.
Black Americans are about 20% white even though America was against miscegenation for most of its history. Then there is India where the upper caste Indo-Aryans still mixed with the lower caste Dravidians despite the caste system.

When the race that has 2 kids per family breeds with the race that has 5 kids per family, it is obvious the traits of the race that has 5 kids per family would be dominant.

Blacks might die sooner but they produce more kids before they die. It would make no difference if the black life expectancy was as low as 40 years. By the time they become 40 years old, they would have made about 6 children.

You can look at the demographics for America, Canada, Australia, and Western Europe to see something similar happening.

But africans moving here wouldnt affect asians' birth rate.If we are really going instinct,then we are going instinct with or without them.So maybe what you really mean is asia belongs to asians?

If Asians lived by themselves, we would still exist but in smaller numbers. In the long-term, having a lower population is better because it would be more environmentally friendly.

If Asians lived with Africans, there would be mixing between the two groups.
Asian + black = non-Asian
Most Asian/black mixed people look black by the way.

lol,you need to get laid,asap.

hmm nah
I am waiting for romance like what evolved people do.
The fact you see sexual prowess as an accomplishment means you are primitive.

I guess I am.
The problem is you live in america where asians are minority,if you live in asia where you see asians everywhere you probably wouldnt be worrying so much.You should try counting from 1 to 1.8 billion it might ease your anxiety.

Yeah, you do seem obsessed with sexuality. Maybe you are one of those Chinese who is mixed with proto-Mongoloid Austronesians since the darker tropical races tend to have stronger sex drives then the lighter races of the cold tundra.

You really don't think about the future, do you?
You should try thinking about what will happen in 2015, 2020, 2050, 2060, 2100, etc.

No one is saying Asians will be extinct in the year 2012.

The problem is that most of those 1.8 billion people would be too old to have kids by 2050. Africa and India, on the other hand, will be filled with fertile young people.

You think I would be offended by that.

So you think about the future,what are you gonna do?You have to power to stop anything?Whining on the internet makes you feel mighty Im sure about that.