PRC: publicly announces new Five Year Plan

Western newspapers: What Is China Planning? Experts Are Baffled

…five years later…

PRC: completes Five Year Plan

Western newspapers: The opacity of its system enables the country to routinely shock the rest of the world

  • Not Naomi@lemmy.sdf.org
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    ““its emergence as the world’s biggest auto exporter and leader in electric vehicles have all surprised large segments of the international community.””"–from the article.

    It’s the ‘international community’ again… 🤡

    • 陆船。@lemmygrad.ml
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      They wouldn’t be surprised if they bothered to read anything outside of Chinese collapse fanfiction by Gordon Chang.