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China was completely mucked up economically under Mao, especially around the cultural revolution. I went there in 1983 when GDP per capita was like $300 and it
by tim333 6mo ago
China was completely mucked up economically under Mao, especially around the cultural revolution. I went there in 1983 when GDP per capita was like $300 and it was a bit prison camp like. It's changed a lot.
- consumer451 6mo agoI was not there, but I believe that history shows that you are correct. I am not trying to sell Mao at all. If anything, he is a yet another ideological-extremist cautionary tale. (yet again, killed millions of his own people through poorly thought out absolutism) Until Xi, China appeared to be moving in a good direction.
- tim333 6mo agoYeah it's a shame Xi has reverted a bit - less economic freedom and more warlike. Still it's much better than it used to be.