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And why is cost of living ridiculously cheaper in China?

If you pay less in wages, goods cost less.

If you have less environmental regulations/ignore them, goods cost less.

Yes, they are the leader in renewable energy tech. They have also cornered the market with regards to the rare minerals that are some/most of the inputs. The link is not a coincidence.

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In the US, housing and real estate have been driven up significantly to the benefit of the really rich. Increased rent, and increased house cost for existing structures just ends up lining the pockets of people rich enough to get priority access to new, cheap debt issuance. Inflation benefits those who are closest to the new money creation, while screwing those furthest away. All the while, everything gets more expensive with increasing rents.

I don't know if that is also the case in China.

> I don't know if that is also the case in China.

it is exactly the case in china - just with different numbers. It's why shanghai and beijing has some of the highest property price to income ratios. Just like in san fran.

There's cheap property in the USA - rural areas and lower populated areas. Just like there are in china.

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