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Re:The China Cultural Clash by VHRanger on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @01:52PM (#21194983)
Ironically the biggest inflection point in China's increase in standard of living was Deng Xiaoping's market based reforms in the early 1970s.

This backsliding to authoritarianism under Xi is sure to lower GDP per Capita growth over the medium and long run -- you need inclusive economic institutions for economic innovation and creativity to be fostered.

Re:The China Cultural Clash by jolotriage on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @02:20PM (#21195325)
Mao dealt with most of the large drug distributing organizations pretty effectively. This rehab process played a key role in the future expansion.