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I have wanted to ask question 21 after reading his book, so disappointed with his answer.
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CM is probably right, but those who do not understand may wrongly pass him off as a racist.
The reason that the Chinese have succeeded wherever there is a somewhat free market system -- Penang, Malacca, Jakarta, Semarang, Bangkok, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and of course, China -- probably has less to do with physiological factors, and more a result of their values/culture/religion/etc, vis-a-vis the other ethnicities.
It should, however, be emphasised that the Chinese but wouldn't have done as well if they weren't placed in the 'right' economic environment, where their 'right ingredients' could give them an advantage.
The controlled-market experiment of China's yesteryear tells us just as much about the importance of having a conducive economic environment to allow growth.