[kgabis]

I haven't been to US, but all my friends that visited it were quite disappointed with quality of life there (coming from Poland). But I've recently spent a few weeks in China and I'm really impressed with how advanced it is in terms of infrastructure and technology, I don't think US or even EU is anywhere near where China is right now. So it's not as simple a comparison as it first appears.

[mantas]

It's not only about QoL. Personal freedom, government accountability and democracy is as important. If not even more important. Coming from ex-Soviet state you should be aware of that (saying this as your neighbour from Lithuania).

Even if democracy in West (or at home) is far from perfect, it's lightyears ahead of China.

[hollerith]

My guess is that during your visit you never left the Tier 1 cities of Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing.

[kgabis]

Your guess is wrong, other than big cities (Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Xi'an) I've also visited smaller cities (under 100K) and villages in central China.