They are completely unaware that "but at what cost" has become a meme. Then they mention Voldemort in the first sentence. And they call him Lord. Journalism, folks.

Edit:

The goal was to turn China into a green and innovative “manufacturing power”, one that relied less on labour and Western supply chains, and more on automation and new home-grown technologies. This was Xi Jinping’s vision for the Chinese economy.

It has, for the most part, been a resounding success.

I cannot bring myself to read from this point on.