• 小莱卡@lemmygrad.ml
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    4 months ago

    do not forget that the simple fact that China provides cheap and quality commodities is already a way of improving the people lives. really the only reason the countryside people in my country has access to stuff like mobile phones is because China makes them very accessible.

    • Jabril [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      4 months ago

      Mobile phones and telecoms from China has done lot to increase the income of the most impoverished people of the world. I remember a study from last year or two on this exact phenomenon, showing a clear correlation between introduction of Chinese telecoms to rural areas in the global south and real wage increase.

      • 小莱卡@lemmygrad.ml
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        4 months ago

        even just replacement parts for other stuff made in china is already an improvement to people’s lives. Things that i used to buy for hundreds of USD i can now get from chinese manufacturers for fractions of the cost, leaving me with more money on the wallet to use on other stuff. Heck the other day i had to replace an alternator for a tractor, i got a chinese one for $150, and it works better than the Made in Europe expensive crap that came with the tractor lol.