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The Dragon Bubble

Abandoned classroom with broken desks, peeling paint, and debris scattered across the floor in dim, cold light from barred windows.

In 2000, the West rolled out a velvet carpet for China’s entry into the WTO, convinced trade would tame the dragon. Instead, it fattened it. Today, the Red Ponzi wheezes, nationalism soars, and the balloon stretches toward its limit. When it bursts, the blast won’t be local—it’ll shake the world.