China seems to be doing all right with it..
Have you seen China's record of human rights violations.
If you get a chance to visit china. Take you laptop and one night try Goggleing "How do I make a political protest". I estimate it will take less than 15 minutes before the authorities have kicked you hotel door in and carted you off for questioning. In the nicest possible way of course.
Slave labour, a disregard for the natural environment, a corrupt political system, and 2 of the biggest money making trade centres in the world Shanghai and Hong Kong kind of tip the balance in