&gt; Maybe it improved the life of many more Chinese than it did worsen that of people from the rest of the world<p>And maybe not. China is not exactly a free trade zone. There was a book written about it: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Kicking-Away-Ladder-Development-Perspective&#x2F;dp&#x2F;1843310279" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Kicking-Away-Ladder-Development-Perspe...</a>