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> What happened to Taiwanbernd? He just disappeared a year ago.
Yes, he could give much better insight into this thread. Sadly, he is missing.
Taiwan is also interesting. It is technically still China in cultural and historical terms, and show same economic grow. Yet it doesn't have strong communist rule or something, so that rule isn't a real reason for Chinese success.
They've had large continuous US investments (mostly for political purposes, i.e. to be a Chinese enemy and US base), but overall it is just a small island with no resources. Yet they still look much better than many others.
So, I guess, there is something more than just cheap labor and resources. As far as I know, even "democratic" Taiwan still show some specific Chinese state and society traits.