China would have been better off under the Guomindang

In order to avoid confusion, this is what I will be naming each "China."Republic of China - Theoretical country that has control of all of Mainland ChinaChina - Modern-day People's Republic of ChinaTaiwan - Modern-day Republic of ChinaSince that is cleared, I will proceed with my arguments. Opening ArgumentThe Communist Party of China in the past (espeically during Mao Zedong's regime) had comitted massacres and left the country in a horrible condition at the time. The Republic of China today in Taiwan is as propsoerus as many European nations today. Western influence and US aided industrialization would have helped China become more prosperous than it currently is today.1. Western influence and Communism's impactsCommunism is greatly isolated countries and thrown back their development by years. We can see all ex-communist Asian nations have fared out worse than capitalist asian nations backed by the US during the cold war. The USA has laregly contributed to industrialization and development in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Hong Kong has prospered due to the British helping upon development, it is worth nothing considering UK is also a western nation which is politically and culturally similair to the US.a. Development and prosperityHighest HDIs Lowest HDIs Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong have been ranked as some of the most developed nations in Asia according to the latest UN report. Not included in the list, Taiwan also remains to be one of the most developed nations in Asia. Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are all communist or ex-communist nations which rank as some of the least developed nations in Asia. These differences in HDI are very large, which emphasize the point I am putting forward. Reforms in the Republic of China similair to Deng Xiaoping's reforms would have happened earlier and quicker due to the isolation and communism China had previously experienced. As a result, the Republic of China would have likely been economically more prosperous than modern-day China whether it had gained help from the US or not in industrialization. Other indicators of a country's success such as life expectancy, per capita GDP, Infant mortality, etc. have all favored South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong which are on par with Europe. Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam are all ranked at the lowest in Asia in these indicators. Furthermore, censorship remains a major addressed issue in China; censorship is minimal in Taiwan and other western-influenced Asian countries.b. Tensions between US and ChinaThe USA and PRC are also economically relient on each other, but there have been strict tensions between the US and China causing issues for both nations economically. Under a possible KMT victory, an alliance existing to this date is debatable, however a past alliance and western influence would lead to greater relations with each other. 2. Mao's massacres Mao Zedong has killed more people than Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin's massacres combined. Mao ordered people to massacre anybody who expressed the slightest bit of opposition towards him. Mao's "Great Leap Forward" had lead to disastrous farming methods and horrible distritubtion of food has lead to the one of the world's worst famine. Deaths due to a lack of food to eat has led to 50% in some Chinese villages. Other policies by Mao have also lead to disaster as well. Mao had left China in ruins; China had a per capita GDP of $182.68, one year after Mao's death. It was only until Deng Xiaoping's reforms, had China begun a long economic recovery. Chiang Kai-shek would have done much better than Mao did in the theoratical Republic of China. s://upload.wikimedia.org...; alt="" />I will end my argument here to avoid going overkill on UtherPenguin's initial argument. http://www.mitpressjournals.org...http://www.businessinsider.com...http://hdr.undp.org...https://en.wikipedia.org...(nominal)_per_capitahttps://en.wikipedia.org...(PPP)_per_capitahttp://esa.un.org...http://www.heritage.org...http://www.independent.co.uk...https://en.wikipedia.org...(1949%E2%80%93present)