Economic growth rates reveal the same gap. From 1978 to 2003, annual real GDP growth in China averaged 8.1% while growth in Mexico – the fastest in Latin America, barely reached 1% a year.
南美的经济增长率也反映了这一差距。从1978年到2003年，中国GDP保持着年8.1%的增长率，而墨西哥却只有1%还不到，它还是拉美经济发展最快一个国家。