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Originally Posted by olePigeon 

Depends on how much you bribe the government official in your area.

Or the local police and law enforcement.

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Originally Posted by el chupacabra 

In some ways china is more free market; but not for everybody. As an american if I go to china I will have access to a large variety of services and things that I wouldn't have here, and for a cheap price. So life would look good from my point of view. But I wouldnt want to trade places with the average chinese man. I would barely be able to afford the simplest things.

For the most part Chinese regulation is in place to protect the government (the whole), and profit margins by imposing limits on safety and wages of individuals. Whereas in the US, regulation has at the very least, a little more emphasis on the individual's rights, such as safety, wages and environment. In china their instilled mentality is for individuals to sacrifice their wellbeing, for the greater good (the government). They're like ants.

I agree with you for the most part.

China is still a developing nation. Still pretty new to the whole capitalism thing. I think China is growing too fast right now for the government to regulate the market properly. They are focusing on what they think it's important at the moment. Seems labor regulations is probably at the bottom of their list, although a few labor regulations have passed in the last few years.