[yocheckit]

My experience with China is that certain parts are 100% first world, but other parts are 100% 3rd world, with many places inbetween.

Whereas the difference between the poorest & richest Brit while significant is nothing compared to the difference between the poorest & richest Chinese.

[alienallys]

Well it's because UK population is 66mn while China population is 1400mn.

UK was the oppressor and had all the riches in the world. Infact I feel so bad w.r.t to UK despite conquering, looting so many countries some significant percentage of population lives in poverty.