Sometimes, it pays to be a backward country
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Source: South China Morning Post
Published: 2026-07-08 11:30 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, China, Asia Pacific
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For all the destruction of the Mao era, it also replaced traditional structures with modern frameworks that set up China for rapid growth
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