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The terms "first world" and "third world" are often taken to mean a level of socioeconomic development, but that wasn't the intended meaning. https://en.m.wiki
by geocar 7y ago
The terms "first world" and "third world" are often taken to mean a level of socioeconomic development, but that wasn't the intended meaning.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
- delecti 7y agoHK was part of the UK when it the terms were coined, so it was "first world". And now that the term's meaning has shifted it's probably fair to say it's still "first world", despite being part of China, which was originally "second world".