Comment by inglor_cz

"extreme competence of the CCP in governance"

I don't think it makes sense to extrapolate from one particular technical field to governance in general.

The US managed to defeat both Nazi Germany and Japan plus develop nuclear weapons, all in 1941-5. Was it a proof of extreme competence of the US government in general? The some government tolerated abuse of blacks and forced segregation in the South, I would call it a serious governance failure.