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by aliasEli 1845 days ago
But a country with a rapidly growing population will struggle to grow economically, e.g. due to the increasing strain on natural resources. The GDP per capita growth of China between 1960 and 2018 is almost 4000%, while some other third world countries even had negative growth[0].

I am not saying that I agree with China's policies or their implementation, but it seems that they worked.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(real...