Good point that oil is relatively low in the Chinese energy mix.
However a “work ethic” is precisely the opposite of what the working class needs right now. To maintain their purchasing power, workers must condition work intensity to (real) pay levels in the most dramatic way.
I keep wondering whether the United States will deepen its economic and defense ties with parts of the Middle East to maintain and expand its global hegemony.
Defense.gov News Photo 110426-A-7597S-183: U.S. Special Operations service members with Special Operations Task Force South board two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters following a clearing operation in Panjwa'i district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 25, 2011. Source: Wikimedia.
Good point that oil is relatively low in the Chinese energy mix.
However a “work ethic” is precisely the opposite of what the working class needs right now. To maintain their purchasing power, workers must condition work intensity to (real) pay levels in the most dramatic way.
I keep wondering whether the United States will deepen its economic and defense ties with parts of the Middle East to maintain and expand its global hegemony.