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    [–]TheBeefBenson 28 insightful - 4 fun28 insightful - 3 fun29 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

    They don't have universal healthcare in china and the healthcare they have here is shockingly poor with the doctors getting kick backs for promoting homeopathic remedies over actual medicine. The subsidised education they have is again so poor parents would rather send their kids abroad and pay more. The housing is only affordable because the build quality is terrible, it's just concrete.

    Source: I live and work in China. Have dealt with all these issues. I am from the UK originally, so I'm used to a national health service, and I am telling you the health care here is terrible.

    You don't have a fucking clue what you are talking about you drivelling little marxist.

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    The subsidised education they have is again so poor parents would rather send their kids abroad and pay more.

    The Chinese university system is genuinely meritocratic, whereas in America you can buy your way in, so many wealthy party members will opt for the latter rather than face the shame of sending their kids to a lower-tier Chinese school.

    [–]TheBeefBenson 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

    There is little to no point in this meritocracy when the quality of education is so poor. Furthermore the amount of private tuition you have to pay for in order to attain a place at these universities to begin with, and the allocation of resources for education being geared towards China's main cities, means that the poorest only get the chance at a sub standard education.