That could be a very apt description of the USA as well. Especially under Trump, but not exclusively.It’s actually the way it is in China. The country is amazing. And at the same time, the government and companies treat the citizens terribly to fulfill the government’s vision of the future on the backs of the citizens.
I’m not glorifying China. There are definite problems, just like the US has problems. But parts of China is great, and not all citizens are unhappy about the way things are going. Most if not all the people mocking Chinese production has never seen it. The evolution in China happens extremely fast. If your view of China is ten years old, it is outdated. For instance I would argue that Beijing and Shanghai now have less air pollution than downtown Los Angeles. And when you are mocking them for child labouring, you are disregarding the many factories that don’t even have labouring, because they are automated, as well as the 500 million(!) middle class employees that are not factory workers. The view the average American has of China is just not what you see when you go there. It’s like saying that Inglewood or Las Vegas is representative of USA. Both are big countries, and there is more to it than that.