Not really. They grew at an average of 6% over Mao’s reign too. The economic progress made was very substantial. In 1948 China was an impoverished, colonised an

Not really. They grew at an average of 6% over Mao’s reign too. The economic progress made was very substantial. In 1948 China was an impoverished, colonised and war-wrecked country with a large proportion of drug addicts. 90% of people were illiterate. By the 60’s it was a major power making large machinery, ships, weapons etc.