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		sanxiyn on May 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 300k airplanes in five years US fought a war with China in Korea and they were evenly matched. Korean War is the best historical reference we have.

vlabakje90 on May 24, 2024 [–]

Back when China consisted primarily of illiterate peasants (only about 20% literacy in 1949) without a significant industrial base (it took China until 2000 to overtake Germany in terms of total GDP).

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