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		rasz on Nov 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ByteDance asks federal apeals court to vacate US o... Economists, the famously recognized scientists! Meanwhile protectionism lifted china in less than 30 years to the level of a superpower.

amadeuspagel on Nov 11, 2020 [–]

China has a lower per capita GDP then Botswana and Iraq.[1] It's a superpower mainly because it has a huge population.

[1]: https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-per-capita/

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