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After world war 2, east Asia was left absolutely devastated, just like in Europe. What if the US decided to send economic aid to all the countries of east as and the western pacific just like in Europe, to stop the spread in communism? OTL the Marshall Plan included allied, axis and neutral countries, so I don't see why it wouldn't here. Here are the countries I think would be included in an Asian Marshall Plan-

China
Japan
Thailand
Malaysia
Philippines
Indonesia
Burma
Korea
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
New Guinea
India

Some less likely but still remotely possible recipients are Mongolia and Australia. So, could this have actually happened? If it did, what would the effects be? Would communism be curbed in the east? How would living standards in the region be?
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