[taurath]

> There may be something strong and special about Koreans, but one half went capitalist, the other half went Communist/Socialist

I guess explain China vs Taiwan, which are both doing well, although that is certainly glossing over some horrible decades with the cultural revolution.

[rout39574]

There are a few other differences between those two polities. I'd say it would be difficult to find a single factor which could convincingly explain their differences.

[staysafeanon]

Taiwan is still doing better in practically every metric. Even then, China has hilariously bought into capitalism, big time: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2019/07/08/chin...