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How about before it was partitioned into colonies of various European powers? Population of China 60 years ago was half what it is now (700 Million). Anyway,
by soperj 2mo ago
How about before it was partitioned into colonies of various European powers? Population of China 60 years ago was half what it is now (700 Million).
Anyway, the answer is both. They were being exploited 60+ years ago, and they're still being exploited now, regardless of if they can take the train away from the factory that they work at to visit their relatives over the holidays.
- Retric 2mo agoChina’s population was absolutely fucked over by the CCP to a level that is hard to comprehend. That had nothing directly to do with any foreign powers, but because Chinese workers became valuable to foreign markets their lives massively improved. The government is still horrible, that’s unlikely to change but foreign markets aren’t the issue.