They require the same "economic" power to uplift out of poverty,

its not as if 2 of those 3 were tiny, but strategically placed ports vs china, with a literal continent's worth of people

  • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    When the KMT fled to Taiwan they took a shit load of gold and valuables with them from banks all across China.

    Turns out if you take other people's wealth, those people tend to become poorer. Shocker.

    • CarlTheRedditor [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Never mind that one of these is the most populous nation on earth that consists of a large landmass, while the other two are small colonial outposts, two of which are city-states and the other of which is an island!

      Do neoliberals love graphs so much because they do not understand maps?