[Trailerpark Badass]

This was a country that just thirty years ago had few cars and didn't even have a modern road network. Now eastern China has freeways extending from Shanghai to Beijing.

You could say the same thing about 1960's USA.

[phil_will1]

“You could say the same thing about 1960’s USA.”

Good point. In spite of two world wars, the Great Depression, several other less severe economic downturns and smaller wars, the US economy grew by something like 18 fold during the 20th century. Some students of China believe that they are poised for similar growth during this century.