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Yes, China is an AUthOriTaRiAn country, but the US don't have even a 10% of civilian rights as Chinese people have, in education, healthcare, culture, housing, etc..
Example of civil rights in China
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/apr/15/china-nail-houses-in-pictures-property-development
To say nothing of the fact that the US has a massively higher rate of both imprisonment and execution.
Every form of government is authoritarian by definition
Some of those are wild to see.
That shit would be forcibly taken from them so fast here in the US, thanks to eminent domain and the worship of corporations exploiting resources to the fullest. I think they'd get paid, just not y'know, have freedom and property rights and shit.