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[–] 11 points 2 weeks ago*

Then why didn't life expectancy increase under the ROC?

Yes, any country can reap large benefits from industrialization and modern medicine, regardless of the economic system. But communists were the only major faction in China pushing for those things. Communists always push for those things when they aren't present, while for capitalists the record is much more spotty.

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