I recently visited Vietnam. As far as I could tell, young people are educated, I saw no homeless people, nobody asked me for cash. I felt safe at all times. Buildings seemed up to code.

I understand that Vietnam is still a developing economy, and that it’s still a poor country. I understand that there might be issues with freedom of speech and political participation. But my conclusion is that they’re doing a ton of things absolutely right, in ensuring that their people get access to basic necessities and industrializing in a controlled way.