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This is an excellent example of what is wrong with China journalism today, drawing sweeping conclusions based on a handful of cherry-picked anecdotes. For an article with actual analysis, try http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2014/11/chinas-i....

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Yes, this article is terrible.

"Shift the economy toward innovation? That is the mantra of every advanced economy, but China’s rivals have a big advantage: Their societies encourage free thought and idiosyncratic beliefs"

Which can be translated to "this people are different from us, how could they ever be successful?"

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