Is China a developed country? A long and better answer

Re:Is China a developed country? A long and better answer by jimmydef on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @03:19AM (#17807708)

This doesn't make sense at all. So are you saying that India or China is more developed than Singapore because their aggregate "strength" whatever that means is greater than Singapore?

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Re:Is China a developed country? A long and better answer by dang on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @02:21PM (#17812282)

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Re:Is China a developed country? A long and better answer by jmh42 on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @04:41AM (#17808053)

I didn't even use the word 'developed'. Nice try. ;)

I simply mean if you are comparing countries, you need to look at aggregate figures, such as total GDP or market size or population. If one country has lower GDP than another, you could say it is "poor" on that basis, even if per capita GDP (a dis-aggregated figure) were higher.

Taking your example, simply by population size and aggregate GDP and therefore ability to spend on military, India and China ARE stronger than Singapore.

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