Over last half century China has seen industrial growth as never before in history. BUT peak level of manuf in GDP was actually reached in

@jonworth @markhayo @pagaman Im not saying this is an acceptance issue. No doubt the sources of the failure are complex. But it is a failure.

Over the half century btw 1970 and 2020 the UK’s rate of deindustrialization was the most dramatic amongst advanced economies. From fascinating piece by @andrewbatson