There is this misconception that all chinese are terribly paid, principally in the manufacturing sector, with stories ranging from slave to terribly paid to child labor. Could someone share a scientific article (so I can share sources and read more about the subject)?
I have to admit that I have barely no knowledge on the matter other than anecdotal evidence.
something very important that i think you forgot to mention was the end of the eastern block after the dissolution of ussr.
this left not only china but the remaining socialist countries in extremely difficulty positions, specially when they were underdeveloped because of years of war and colonial occupation, so they had to make concessions, the only one that didn’t made any was the based republic of peoples korea.