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And as we all know, if there's any nation whose official economic statistics are completely trustworthy, it's China. Why, even if China's famously open and tran
by mzw_mzw 10y ago
And as we all know, if there's any nation whose official economic statistics are completely trustworthy, it's China. Why, even if China's famously open and transparent government did feel the urge to mess with the statistics, their dynamic free press, unfettered by government controls, would be all over it.
- yread 10y agoWell, you don't have to trust just statistics, go visit one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dams_and_reservoirs_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dams_and_reservoirs_in...
- mzw_mzw 10y agoI don't think you can just gaze at a dam from the visitors' center and accurately deduce how much renewable energy is being produced by hydroelectric power across one of the largest countries in the world. Why, even buying a souvenir T-shirt in the gift shop might not be enough to gain that information.