I genuinely don’t know and would prefer getting perspectives from Lemmy rather than just reading generic facts. (Sorry if this seems lazy!)
I ask because China is communist, and sometimes I am afraid of some policies in China, like lack of free speech or free press. But I also think poverty and homelessness are a great evil and don’t know to what extent China has stopped this.
I used to work in china and i have seen some super fucked up shit like a homeless paralized guy with his legs tied to his back and rolling around on some makeshift skateboard asking for money