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Europe is free, China is not.
by jsn117 10y ago
Europe is free, China is not.
- xiaoma 10y agoChina is competently run, Europe is not.
- jazzyk 10y agoOh, really? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/16/chinas-debt-is-250-of-gdp-and-could-be-fatal-says-government-expert https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/16/chinas-debt...
- xiaoma 10y agoYes. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?end=2015&locations=XC-CN&start=1960&view=chart http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?end=2015&...
- jazzyk 10y agoShowing total GDP, without accounting for population is disingenuous. Don't you think that GDP per capita would be a better indicator, perhaps? http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?end=2015&locations=XC-CN&start=1960&view=chart http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?end=20...
- xiaoma 10y agoChina's outperformance of Europe is undeniable. In the chart you shared China was at barely 1/20 of Europe's level a generation ago and now is over 1/3. What will the comparison be in one more generation?
- borvo 10y agoChina's achievements are incredibly impressive, and will likely slow down as it gets closer to parity with Western standards of living. As for outperforming - rate of growth/catching up: sure - but not (yet) in most other regards.
- xiaoma 10y agoChina is also ahead in terms of academic output, biotechnology, software and aerospace technology. Of course it hasn't been put to the test, but China's military has also likely pulled ahead of Europe.