The US and China are both police states, but there are differences.

The US used to be a moral, free, and peaceful country with decreasing debt. Now the USA is an immoral bankrupt warmongering police state.

China is not famous for being a free country.

Americans used to believe in personal responsibility, but today Americans have no pride and embrace welfare. Some Americans are resisting tyranny by dropping out and going Galt and draining welfare while refusing to work and pay taxes.

Welfare in China is not very generous or developed, but many Chinese evade taxes. Accepting welfare is considered to be shameful by some Chinese.

The Chinese are more optimistic because China had no freedom before, but became a little more free.

The US is pessimistic now because Americans had freedom before, but are now embracing tyranny.

The US used to believe in free trade and immigration, but now Americans want to be like North Korea and have closed borders.

The USA used to believe in freedom and the free market, but now Americans have become like retarded children who want their beloved government overlords to decree that rents be cheap and the minimum wage be high and tell Americans what to think, what to do, what to wear, what to eat, and where to live.

Americans used to fight Commies and Nazis, but have now become Commies and Nazis.

Absolutely disgusting.