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Re:How to Build 300k Airplanes in Five Years by sanxiyn on Friday May 24, 2024 @03:32AM (#40463827)
US fought a war with China in Korea and they were evenly matched. Korean War is the best historical reference we have.
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Re:How to Build 300k Airplanes in Five Years by vlabakje90 on Friday May 24, 2024 @05:25AM (#40464432)
Back when China consisted primarily of illiterate peasants (only about 20% literacy in 1949) without a significant industrial base (it took China until 2000 to overtake Germany in terms of total GDP).
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