Addfwyn

Dang, I wish I could vote in US elections just to write-in Guido.

I don't expect either side to take it gracefully. Which is probably the desired result, even more distraction for the masses that way.

He is the only one who can defeat Trump, you guys convinced me! A vote for Harris is a vote for Trump!

The Onion would never be so blatant.

So they open with an anecdote about how poorly trained/prepared US soldiers are that they die during training exercises, and then:

"Troops worked on new maneuvers patched together from watching Ukraine fight Russia."

For a masterclass on surrendering? They have accepted they would stand no chance so want to practice their white flag deployments? And they think they would stand the slightest chance against China??? Not even accounting for the differences in equipment, just imagine how much more motivated the PLA would be when fighting to protect their homeland.

Think of all the money that the military contractors are not making! Next year the CEOs won't have to decide between a new jet or a new yacht, they could get both.

By all means, feel free. Just so you know I do not [yet] live in China myself either, but I am happy to provide what information I have.

Very unlikely it would make any real difference. Even if your parents were Chinese, if they had naturalized to another country it wouldn't guarantee your ability to get citizenship (though if they had retained Chinese citizenship then yes, you would get citizenship).

You'll definitely want Chinese language ability. The good news is that Mandarin is not nearly as bad as some people make it out to be. There is a pretty steep initial learning curve as you get used to a tonal language, but it actually gets a lot easier (and more fun, imo) after that period. Grammar is extremely straightforward, especially for an English speaker.

Citizenship isn't incredibly easy, but neither is it totally impossible. China does not recognize dual citizenships, so you would need to renounce your existing citizenship. Assuming you are USian, that is a headache in itself (and will cost you a good chunk of money to do). Honestly this would be something that could come after the job. Get a job, move to China, eventually get permanent residency. You could move from PR to citizenship eventually, but that's going to be something that happens after you have lived in China a very long time. Permanent Residency will give you many of the benefits of citizenship. If you are married to a Chinese national, have relatives there, or can prove Chinese descent the process becomes a lot easier.

As far as the job prospects. Engineering is obviously a sought after position, but also a very competitive field. Your language ability and cultural knowledge will obviously never be as good as a native person in China, so you'd need to offer something that locals didn't already. Otherwise why would a company want to hire you instead of giving the job to a Chinese citizen. Like darkcalling mentioned, some kind of very specialized niche would be best.

There is also the possibility of working in an international company that might transfer you there, especially if you have language skills already. My company's regional head offices are there, and I have been angling for a transfer the past year or so as I brush up on my Chinese.

They go into a lot of detail on how these markets work without a whole lot of discussion as to whether or not this should be happening.

I mean, it isn't surprising in the least. I imagine most USians care less about the effect of the outcome (how many people voting for a major party could tell you much about their own candidate's policies, nevermind the opposition policies) and more on whether their team won or not. It is turning the whole thing into a sports competition, so of course people would gamble on it.

Which I imagine, is exactly the intended result.

The US keeps doing this, and expecting China to come begging to be let back in the club. Everytime China just goes off and does it way better themselves.

In a way, the US repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot is probably one of the biggest impetus for Chinese development around. China probably would have been happy to cooperate with US space organizations or to keep using their existing chip agreements.

I got factories to build, I don't have time for whatever is happening over in the US.

Honestly though, US politics shapes our own a lot, so I keep an eye on what is happening. It just that the outcome of the election won't really affect what is happening from our point of view.