Bill Gates Quotes

China adopted a capitalist system in the 1980s, and they went from a 60% poverty rate to 10%.

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• China adopted a capitalist system in the 1980s, and they went from a 60% poverty rate to 10%.

  

  Bill Gates
  • Capitalist system
  • Poverty rate