The Globalist asks:

Over the last 30 years, China's economy has grown annually at an average rate of 10%. That is a period of growth that no other country in history has ever matched. The poorest country in the world in terms of per capita income in 1952, China has now leaped over many other countries. We wonder: Which country's current income level is most similar to China's?

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