Word: paddyland
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...doubtless making a pro forma reference to the old dream of reunifying China under Nationalist rule. But his observation applied equally to a more realistic mission that has been largely attained: transforming Taiwan from an impoverished paddyland backwater into a prosperous modern society. Today the island nation is a midsize economic powerhouse that produces the world's eleventh largest volume of exports...
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