Think future like Mexico/Turkey now, not Korea/Taiwan
Thread on Invisible China: Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell's illuminating and scary deep dive into rural China's ills and stark inequality. No matter how bad you think it is, it's worse there---more like a developing country than a global superpower. 1/n
Think future like Mexico/Turkey now, not Korea/Taiwan
Only 30% of China's working age pop completed high school--last place for all middle income countries, worse than many poor countries!
PLUS, 60% of rural Chinese kids have at least one of:
-Anemia from malnutrition
-Worms
-Bad vision but no glasses
Lots of progress in recent years boosting HS numbers and building, but China will need decades to catch up.