Thats why i said the first people these countries should blame is of course their own government officials first and foremost, then in second place the foreign powers giving the 'aid'
China developed(more like its developing) due to first and foremost the Chinese people's own hard work,dedication, and government vision/determination to catch up with its peers in the region/world after it opened up and realised it was lagging way way behind western/east Asian neighbours i.e Japan and south Korea. China didnt developed because of the 'help' of Western/Japanese aid/investments or whatever. Its from their people itself and their countrymen overseas: Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc. The west/Japan just came in later to exploit the cheap labour and enrich their already rich multinational companies even more(same reason they want to soon move to the next labour exploitable poor country in the region like India, Vietnam ,Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia etc). Note that our companies did bribed alot of officials in China as well to get contracts etc though this decreased with time as they gained awareness.
However even more so, Chinas case is different since it is a civilization state, and its government had an ambition/determination to catch up/suceed/take it rightful place among top nations in the world. So despite engaging in corruption as well, they still knew they had to work hard to improve themselves and the country as a whole(so the leaders still have that vision/determination/planning to succeed, unlike other poor/developing countries). Which is why i find the country really distinct from others, since its corrupt as well, but still by far the most advanced developing country on earth, with a government that when it sets targets its almost always acheives it and is determined. This is peculiar and explanable due to the fact that the government part/share in the country's economy and its ability to implement things quickly.
So unlike many other developing countries, in China, it is the government that allocates resources and directly or indirectly commands a large proportion of national assets and income. This has enabled China to industrialize and move at a much faster pace than other countries. So western/Japanese foreign 'help' were not out to help the country developed per se(why would we in the first place?lol) to what the country growth into what it is today. The governments focus on light industry / manufacturing geared towards exports was also a reason(though they learned from former asian tigers south Korea, Japan, Taiwan models as well). At the same time, investing in the necessary infrastructure (factories, light equipment, roads, ships and trains to get all the goods transported to the foreign consumers, and so on) will had plenty of positive benefits as well. So this helped Foreign investment and technology coming flowing in, not because these investors wanted to 'help' the chinese, NO. But because they saw(and still seem to see.lol) that it will be a good place to make a good/better Return on investment than other places/country/out there.
Secondly the Chinese also invested alot in Education and opened to world trade. and last but not least their Capital accumulation / high savings rates . Since the country could accumulate alot of capital and labor and giving its size and the level of savings and labor available for investment, it gave more space/opportunity for the government to invest in productive sectors of the country's economy and boost growth. etc there are several other factors which i cant go through all of them on here. But surely It had nothing to do with 'aid' man, far from it.
