Capitalism does not think strategically, short term profit is the top priority. And if the profit margin is two (or even three) digit, capitalists go mad. That was why the monster was raised and now it's too late to reverse the train. Put another way, the children and grand-children of those who enjoyed big and easy monies are now facing challenges and will have to deal with them for a long time. In contrast, the chinese are patient and think decades, not years. When Dan started the reforms in 80's he was considering of 30-40 years of hard work. Now they set plans until 2050 to start global domination.