options. then came xi jip jiping. they resulted in sustained peace and economy but the most successful development story in world history. for four decades, china s economy grew at almost 10% a year and gdp per capita jumped more than 25 fold. with this economic progress has come the creation of a new chinese society, much moretious its place in the world. it s only natural people in china have a great measure of pride and satisfaction and that can sometimes morph into overconfidence and arrogance and when they hear criticisms of their country in the west, they may well wonder whether the
country into 30 years of highly charged revolutionary experiments. from the great leap forward, to the cultural revolution. all of which failed. china by the late 70s was an exhausted and isolated country. with a revolutionary regime who red china cause had lost any global relevance. this chinese couples parents were among the poorest people in the world. with the fewest options. policies that opened china up to the market and the world. they had resulted not just in sustained peace and stability, but what the economists called the most successful development story in world history. for four decades, china s economic grew at 10% a year. and gdp per capita jumped more than 25 230e8d.