Chiang Ching-kuo

The Taiwan miracle

Market boom under a one-party state.

Traditional Conservative Capitalist →

Economic+88

SocialistMarket

Governance+34

LibertarianAuthoritarian

Social−55

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The leader of Taiwan's economic miracle, who built an export-capitalist powerhouse under one-party rule before lifting martial law and opening the door to democracy.

social

Conservative order, gradually loosened late in life.

economic

Drove export-led capitalism and the 'Ten Major Construction Projects.'

governance

Ran a one-party authoritarian state — then began its democratisation.

Notable for

Taiwan's economic miracle
Ten Major Construction Projects
Lifted martial law

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Guizot (Doctrinaire archetype)

99% affinity

Mahathir Mohamad

98% affinity

The Chicago-School technocrat (archetype)

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