&gt;  All they got were 300% gdp&#x2F;debt ratio and badly constructed roads&#x2F;buildings.<p>This is too hyperbolic. They got airports and a large network of trains and high-speed trains. They also got the internet, electricity and smart phones all of which are still relatively new to China. The impression I got when I lived there was that the past decade has been all about developing infrastructure. Now there is a young generation growing up with more education, more technology and more opportunity than ever. China is a huge, complex country early in its development and it is hard to generalize about it.