PRC: publicly announces new Five Year Plan
Western newspapers: What Is China Planning? Experts Are Baffled
…five years later…
PRC: completes Five Year Plan
Western newspapers: The opacity of its system enables the country to routinely shock the rest of the world
““its emergence as the world’s biggest auto exporter and leader in electric vehicles have all surprised large segments of the international community.””"–from the article.
It’s the ‘international community’ again… 🤡
They wouldn’t be surprised if they bothered to read anything outside of Chinese collapse fanfiction by Gordon Chang.