More with some correction.....
The region is the Pearl River Delta, not the New River Delta
The population is 108 million
here’s the Forbes article....
I read the article, and do not doubt the potential of China for true greatness nor underestimate the epic grandeur of the history and beauty of the culture from which China descends...
But just like Russia needs to rid itself of Soviet poison, so too does China...poison from the same source but injected by Mao. It pollutes, corrupts, and chokes the country from truly blossoming.