I've come to understand that

the morality and relational well-being of mankind cannot be reconciled through the means of politics.  This does not mean no government
is needed.

"The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved
    by the level of thinking that created them."

in any case, any chapter of history since the dawn of time ought
to suffice as either proof or evidence.

discuss

>>When we look at the Chinese

Good point, but I just don't imagine it'll survive for long. I'm sure you noticed how often I keep referencing Malthusian economics, and I'm sure know what they are, but just incase I'm wrong and you don't, Malthusian economics is the simple prediction that resources increase algorithmically while population increases exponentially.

If you accept that belief, you must accede to an eventual massive collapse in societal complexity brought upon by inflation wherein the niceties of life become wildly unaffordable in order to feed the burgeoning population... or you must believe that population will be controlled somehow.

I'm not sure I believe in the feasibility of world population control, let alone in the sort of automatic leveling off you mentioned earlier. Perhaps it could happen, but it requires the whole world to reach affluence BEFORE the cheap and easy resources disappear, doesn't it?