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Re:The CDC lost control of the coronavirus pandemic, then th... by fauigerzigerk on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:06AM (#23668761)
>So instead of an exchange rate conversion, you should be doing a purchasing-power conversion. For these three countries, that means multiplying by 3x or 4x.

Where did you get those numbers from? According to the OECD the renminbi PPP rate is 4.198 whereas the the current exchange rate is 7. That's 1.67x not 3x.

https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-p...

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Re:The CDC lost control of the coronavirus pandemic, then th... by Lineup on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:40AM (#23668997)
Now equalize labor cost... tada!
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Re:The CDC lost control of the coronavirus pandemic, then th... by fauigerzigerk on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:55AM (#23669113)
PPP does include labour. Whether or not it adequately reflects the share of labour costs for the Chinese military I don't know.
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