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China has done an amazing thing in lifting so many hundreds of millions out of extreme poverty and even poverty. But then again; with the means of a tyrannical
by esarbe 6y ago
China has done an amazing thing in lifting so many hundreds of millions out of extreme poverty and even poverty.
But then again; with the means of a tyrannical dictatorships I guess it's pretty easy to implement the policies that will do that. It just needs the leadership to overcome the vicious cycle of coup and purge and get their paranoia enough under control so they can stop promoting out of loyalty and start promoting out of competence. That is something that i.e. the USSR never quite achieved.
- trianglem 6y agoI think you need to be competent AND loyal to move up the chain in China as opposed to the USSR which is why their system actual seems to be working.
- imtringued 6y agoDespite the colonialism, Honkong was a blessing for China in the 21th century. It forced them to actually adopt capitalism. The last time China voluntarily invited an "expert" opinion from the west it ended in a massacre. They simply are not willing to change unless you force them to change. Many other governments are like that. They can easily do better but unless there is a power that forces them, they will stay the way they are forever even if it is worse.