GDP targeting, despite its problems (pollution, evictions, corruption), made a larger contribution by pivoting the Communist Party from its traditional activities (power struggles, ideological extremism, paramount insecurity) toward pursuing economic development.
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“its biggest contribution is that it pivoted the CCP from its usual customary activities such as power struggles ideological extremism and Paramount insecurity right...the larger benefit of the GD targeting is that CCP was going to pursue GDP rather than doing these other things”
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Critical Issues Confronting China - Professor Yasheng Huang - November 29, 2023— Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies | Harvard UniversityCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:31:52 AM
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