U.S. President Biden urged Congress to support the economic rescue plan, including the revitalization of infrastructure, and warned that the United States is lagging behind China in infrastructure and other aspects. If no action is taken, “China will eat American lunch.” However, the American media bluntly stated that China actually ate the American lunch early in the morning, and China’s construction ambitions did not end in a tragedy like the United States did. The United States is still used to complaining about China instead of focusing on competing with China.
Biden mentioned in Congress earlier that China has major plans and made positive progress in transportation, infrastructure, and environmental protection such as railways and electric vehicles. If the United States fails to compete, “they will eat our lunch” ( they are going to eat our lunch).
Regarding Biden’s remarks, Bloomberg’s commentary stated frankly:
“I’m sorry, Mr. President, lunch has already been served, and it was eaten. It was like this a morning.”
（Sorry, Mr. President, lunch was served—and eaten—long ago.）
Biden was also exposed to big talk and misunderstanding of China’s economic and labor force
Biden turns 180 degrees: China will eat the American lunch
Speaking of railroads, when Biden was a Delaware senator, he often took the American railroad (Amtrak) to work in Washington, DC, so he was nicknamed “Amtrak Joe.”
According to a Bloomberg article, Biden should know better than anyone that Amtrak is not very reliable. Even if it is on time, it takes 90 minutes to walk about 100 miles (about 160 kilometers). On the other hand, China’s high-speed rail is about the same distance from Shanghai to Hangzhou. It only takes less than half of the time, and the Chinese railways operate on time like a clockwork.
Foreign media once mocked that Chongqing’s “ghost city” subway station has become like this today
The article stated that some think tanks and economists in the United States have a bad habit, that is, they always like to downplay the “end in tears” of China’s ambitious infrastructure plan; even if China has built it more than the rest of the world combined. The long-term high-speed rail, and this achievement was achieved within 10 years of the new century, those who criticize it still want to say that this will plunge China into a debt crisis.
The article does not deny that, in fact, China’s high-speed rail has reshaped the face of Chinese cities, promoted tourism, and boosted regional trade; China is also increasingly using green energy, and electric railway trains will reduce China’s carbon emissions. .
Robert Manning, a senior researcher at the Center for Strategy and Security at the American think tank “Atlantic Council,” also admitted: “US has done far more whining against China.” about China than competing with it.)
Manning believes that one of the reasons why the United States has been ignoring China’s foundation is that China’s already advanced categories, such as financial technology, are largely technology related to people’s daily life, rather than a single grand achievement that draws attention.
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The Bloomberg article continued that it is time for the United States to “get worked up” over the issue of building a foundation, and to catch up with China in earnest. “It’s one thing to miss the opportunity for high-speed rail development, but the United States is also falling behind in terms of clean energy, smart manufacturing, and other digital infrastructure that will promote future industries.”
The article echoed Manning’s statement that the United States did not perceive China’s quiet and rapid progress, saying that the United States has never experienced the “Sputnik moment” from China so far. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1, which shocked and panicked the U.S. government and the public. Since then, it has determined to launch a space race with the Soviet Union.
“Infrastructure is related to the future prosperity of the United States. The new cold war with China may be the last chance to persuade American politicians to get serious.” “Biden expects that China and the United States will not have conflicts but will have extreme competition. But in the field of infrastructure, frankly speaking, the United States is playing defense. .”
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