Almost indescribable what China has achieved in only 30 years.
with the "sword in the scabbard"...
Officially, China is still presented as the number 2 in terms of economic power. But the reality has long been different. China is undoubtedly number 1 in the world and will probably remain so for decades to come. The protagonists in the USA and Europe can only marvel at this development. The Chinese are allowed to live out their innovative power, their industriousness and their will to earn money, and you can see that when you look at Chinese cities. China's economic power continues to grow every year at record rates.
"The wise leader subdues the enemy's troops without battle; he takes his cities without besieging them; he defeats his kingdom without protracted operations in the field. He turns his troops against the ruler in the enemy's kingdom, and his triumph will be complete without his losing a man. This is the method of attacking with a stratagem of war, leaving the sword in the scabbard...."
(Sunzi, from "The Art of War" ca. 500 B.C.)
