Vietnamese netizens are upset: "I always thought the development levels of China and Vietnam were similar, until I saw that the Chinese have a sixth-generation aircraft"
On the American Reddit website, a Vietnamese netizen recently posted a self-reflective post. He said that he used to think China only made knockoff products, until he found out they have space stations, high-speed rail networks, and sixth-generation aircraft. This Vietnamese man admitted that he had long been in an information cocoon built by American TV shows, with the misconception that the neighboring country was just slightly larger than Vietnam, until he learned to browse international news online, and realized that the gap between the two countries was like the Three-Body civilization crushing Earth.
He analyzed the cognitive mistakes of Vietnamese youth: American cultural exports made them familiar with the technology in Hollywood movies, but they knew nothing about the achievements of their nearby neighbor, China. More sharply, he posed a soul-searching question: If China's "knockoffs" are trash, then what exactly is Vietnam, which doesn't even know how to make knockoffs?
This self-deprecating comment reveals a common problem among many developing countries, lacking industrial foundations while indulging in cheap mockery of other countries. While some self-important Vietnamese netizens are still debating whether their military parades will be captured by Chinese satellites, China's military modernization process has already entered an era that even seasoned military enthusiasts can't understand.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1840975941928072/
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