It now seems a long time ago that American members of Congress were smashing Japanese radios in front of the Capitol in Washington. But in 1987 many people feared that Japan would conquer the world, not by military force this time, but by exporting radios, television sets, video recorders, and especially cars. Even most Americans were keener to buy a Toyota than a Buick or a Chevrolet.
Many bestsellers were written in the late 1980s warning of the great danger posed by Japan. The Japanese economy, driven by armies of grey-suited corporate samurai, and controlled by a protectionist bureaucracy, was thought to be unbeatable. Soon, we were told, much of New York City, most Hollywood ...
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Ian Buruma
China is attractive because it is a sovereign state and not a vassal state like most of the European nations.
The sowjet model was based on the russian revolution & has allowed decolonization and industrialization. So it was successful. The slogan for the Social Democrat party for Germany in 1906 in the words of "the merchant of the revolution" was "Democracy, the unification of Europe, free trade". Those are the words and recommendations of the CCP for Europe today. Unite!