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>Would they be a US puppet government? Maaaaaaybe
You literally just named Japan, Taiwan and HK tho. You know know damn well what HK would be like without CCP control. Why would you think it will be a "maybe"? Its very likely.
Basically your argument is an economical one. And thats why you need to acknowledge nobody did a better job at lifting the mass people out of poverty as the CCP did. If you want to compare lives with China and Japan/Korea, I say just zoom out, give it another 30 yrs and we will see, because the trajectory is clear, i for one is very optimistic.