After spending an extensive amount of time in Mainland China and Taiwan, it is fascinating to see how one country initially evolved in two separate countries based on different ideologies.
I would go as far as to say that if you want to see what communism and capitalism do to a country, those two are a perfect example.
I say this because Taiwan isn’t doing as hot in economic development compared to China costal cities in recent years, but much of that comes from a myriad of other reasons besides “communism is better than capitalism”.
Not unlike South Korea, incidentally. A running series of military coups until quite recently.
Please do not confuse the above as praise for the DPRK, which like the PRC, operates concentration camps for political dissidents.