Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
In the space of four decades, China pulled off an economic transformation with no equal in history, moving from an isolated farming country to the second largest economy in the world. The shift was possible because the strictly communist model was slowly dropped, in favor of an unusual mix of political control and entrepreneurial drive.
That spectacular success has now reached a turning point: an aging population, massive debt, and international tensions all threaten the next chapter.
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- 21978: the great turning point
- 3Capitalism under Party control
- 4New Silk Roads and internal cracks
- 5The cost of aging and the friction with the West
Open-book quiz10 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary11 terms explained in a tap.
30 languagesThe same course, from French to Japanese.
