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The Paradox of Prosperity

The Economist has launched a weekly section devoted to China, which it introduces with an article titled “The paradox of prosperity”:Only 20 years ago, China was a long way from being a global superpower. After the protests in Tiananmen Square led to a massacre in 1989, its economic reforms were under threat from conservatives and it faced international isolation. Then in early 1992,