Therefore comparison of GDP between a country and entire continent is meaningless.
Disastrous-Dream-457 on
The best thing Mao did was passing away and letting more competent successors rebuild the country
55Branflakes on
The Ming 1405 Treasure ship expeditions have come full circle.
The_Janitor66 on
Honestly way more crazy to me how most of Africa was richer than China which had thousands of years of civilization
CryptoDeepDive on
Incredible to realize how poor China was in the 1980s.
ParticularDiamond712 on
Change the map to Europe, and let’s see in years
RedditsDeadlySin on
Red scare still going strong in this comment section
YeeBeforeYouHaw on
The key to a successful economy is stable government and market liberalization.
Some countries can do one or the other but if you want massive growth you need both.
Zrttr on
All the deaths to take in place in the history of mankind, Mao’s probably had the largest positive effect
nygdan on
People very easily forget how much incredible success China has had just in our lifetime. From imperial peasants to modern superpower in practically a generation.
Same exact story with Russia. And then it collapsed just as quickly.
RoofComplete1126 on
Empires come and go. That is just life.
Junior-Calendar-2914 on
It’s really interesting that India is still a shi….
cockadickledoo on
Surely this is white man’s fault /s
Seed_Oil_Consoomer on
Seychelles W
citizen4509 on
Does that say something about China but also about Africa? Why did China take advantage of the opportunities they had and Africa didn’t.
Emotional_Bank_3356 on
But if I had to choose between living in China and Morocco, I’d choose Morocco.
BenjaminHarrison88 on
Good things happen when lunatic monsters like Mao stop having control
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Looks like colonisation all over again
Africa is not a country
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Therefore comparison of GDP between a country and entire continent is meaningless.
The best thing Mao did was passing away and letting more competent successors rebuild the country
The Ming 1405 Treasure ship expeditions have come full circle.
Honestly way more crazy to me how most of Africa was richer than China which had thousands of years of civilization
Incredible to realize how poor China was in the 1980s.
Change the map to Europe, and let’s see in years
Red scare still going strong in this comment section
The key to a successful economy is stable government and market liberalization.
Some countries can do one or the other but if you want massive growth you need both.
All the deaths to take in place in the history of mankind, Mao’s probably had the largest positive effect
People very easily forget how much incredible success China has had just in our lifetime. From imperial peasants to modern superpower in practically a generation.
Same exact story with Russia. And then it collapsed just as quickly.
Empires come and go. That is just life.
It’s really interesting that India is still a shi….
Surely this is white man’s fault /s
Seychelles W
Does that say something about China but also about Africa? Why did China take advantage of the opportunities they had and Africa didn’t.
But if I had to choose between living in China and Morocco, I’d choose Morocco.
Good things happen when lunatic monsters like Mao stop having control