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Hong Kong's economy: People or profit? China's poverty reduction contrasted with US Nobel laureates

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An opinion piece questions whether Hong Kong's economy prioritizes public welfare or profit, contrasting China's success in poverty reduction with the US's high number of Nobel laureates in economics despite economic challenges. The author suggests that Western and Chinese economics recognize different types of achievements, with China's focus on poverty alleviation being a significant accomplishment. AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing economic philosophy and achievements.

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Hong Kong's economy: People or profit? China's poverty reduction contrasted with US Nobel laureates

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · C. K. Yeung ·

    Does Hong Kong’s economy serve the people or profit?

    China has lifted nearly 800 million people out of extreme poverty, arguably the greatest achievement in poverty reduction in human history. Even so, no mainland Chinese economist has won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Across the Pacific, the United States has produced abou…

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