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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Let's not ignore that to get to this point, they had to kill most of the landlords, and then keep the rest of the industry under the heavy boot of the state.

Not to say it was the wrong thing to do, but it wasn't policy alone that made China a cheap place to live.