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[โ€“] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Life is only better in China economically (even this is debatable), but people care about many other aspects of life as well. The limited liberties that the Chinese people had in 1999 are disappearing quickly.

[โ€“] queermunist@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago

They're also living longer - smog has been greatly reduced and they have access to better healthcare than ever before.