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The Chinese way

"不管黑猫白猫,捉到老鼠就是好猫" (No matter if it is a white cat or a black cat, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.) Deng Xiaoping       The story of how China became very rich in a relatively short period is that of good leadership and a committed population. China went through what it described as a long history of stagnation and humiliation for more than 200 years. "How China Got Rich" is an excellent documentary on Amazon Prime Video streaming video service presented by Micheal Wood, one of its directors. This documentary came out in 2019.  Deng Xiaoping China had been a leading world power till the 15th Century with international voyages to Africa and beyond. Then China decided to close its doors during the Ming dynasty to the outside world due to an internal conflict for power . The story of self-isolation has also occurred in other countries, like Japan, Bhutan, Cambodia and Korea, usually due to internal struggles where the leaders want to consolidate the...