I'm always surprised to hear that the government, rather than the people of China are credited with the recent lift in quality of life in China. It was Deng Xia

I'm always surprised to hear that the government, rather than the people of China are credited with the recent lift in quality of life in China. It was Deng Xiaoping's decision to reduce government control of the economy and people's lives, giving Chinese people greater freedom to make their own decisions that has unleashed some of China's potential. We shouldn't be surprised if China becomes the wealthiest nation in the world. We should expect a nation with China's cultural and intellectual wealth can draw competent leaders that govern with competence, what should be surprising is that it was once so brutally and chaotically governed that it was ever poor.