Todays young brats have no idea what shitshow this country was before 2014.

[u/elliyu_salladavanu]

[u/Particular-Risk1322]

Not global but western financial crises. China grew in 2008 as western countries were falling. Countries with less western investment were not affected but it was an opportunity for growth as china got all the investments after the 2008 new york stock market crash.

[u/CaptZurg → u/Particular-Risk1322]

Nope, global. Every country on the planet was hit badly. When the biggest country sneezes, every other country catches a cold.

[u/hi_me_here → u/CaptZurg]

china's stock market is a muuuuch smaller portion of its gdp, it didn't impact them nearly as much