What Was Highly Significant About the Rapid Economic Growth in East

What was highly significant about the rapid economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific?

A) The region saw a reduction in extreme poverty from 80 percent in 1981 to less than 4 percent in 2013.
B) The region was growing while the rest of the world was experiencing economic crisis.
C) This region received economic aid from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
D) The region became a central part of the development of technology.