China Is 80 Years Behind · Global Voices
Tian Yi

Simon World points to an amusing new study published in People's Daily (the official propagand mouthpiece of the Chinese government) today.  The study, conducted by  the Chinese Academy of Sciences, concluded that “China is still a less developed country that is 80 years behind the US, France, Sweden and Germany“, in terms of social and economic development.  Of course, the study did not discuss political development at all.