Did you see today's news?
That is an extremely vague reference. There was a lot of news.
I hesitate to make comparisons, but if pushed I'd say China
You should hesitate, because you don't have the required knowledge to make a comparison.
Learn Xi Jinping thought to level up your knowledget: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
China isn't communist.
They are led by the communist party.
They were moving away from communism for a long time, doing things like privatizing land and allowing capitalists into the communist party.
But since Xi, they've turned back towards communism, arresting the capitalists and following "Xi Jinping thought," which is "communism with Chinese characteristics." You can read about it on Wikipedia (and other places, but Wikipedia has a good summary): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
China did though, they made sure that they were not pillaged like other countries had been by foreign companies coming in.
Are you intentionally misreading the Wikipedia article?
I'm very skeptical that they were getting paid $35/hr.
There's the problem: I'm not willing to do it for $35 an hour. I'll stay inside as a programmer for much more money and get fat, thanks.
Type louder, please.