到1950年底，中国占世界国民生产总值的份额已经降到了5%以下，全亚洲也不过18 % ， 其中大部分还要归功于二战的战败国日本。
By 1950, China’s share of world GDP had fallen to under 5%, while all of Asia accounted for just 18%, the biggest chunk of which was attributable to Japan, despite its defeat in WWII.