中国社会的演变

How could have China's low-wage jobs helped the country? Workers making $1 an hour... while polluting the country... sounds horrible. pic.twitter.com/VkZbyaXhtO

— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) January 23, 2023

See, if you (as a country) make 1 million toys, you will be poor forever. But if you can make 1 billion toys, it's a whole new ballgame.

This bold and insanely ambitious plan led to China's urban population increase by jaw-dropping 500 million from 1980 to 2010! pic.twitter.com/gTkFHRL1nW

— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) January 23, 2023

Second, moving hundreds of millions of people necessitated creating massive infrastructure -- apartments, subways, highways, bridges etc. And sometimes brand new cities!

This created a virtuous loop: pic.twitter.com/FW8574DyyU

— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) January 23, 2023

Urbanization also helped the modern sectors like internet, 5G, robots, mobile payments and e-commerce, which won't be viable if people had stayed in villages. pic.twitter.com/7a0FF9g47e

— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) January 23, 2023

So, to conclude, young Chinese people enjoying great prosperity today should thank the migrant grandma and grandpa who worked menial jobs in dreadful factory jobs. pic.twitter.com/MOP2rorBfC

— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) January 23, 2023