Your INCORRECT assertion that South Korea and China's fertility level ARE THE SAME IS FALSE.Well, it is true that fertility rate has collapsed in China similar to those of South Korea. If you insist that it was the CIA's PSYOP, then I guess the CIA has done a perfect job turning Chinese women against Chinese men (look up the name Leta Hong Fincher), just like the Megalia feminists completely devastating South Korea's youth population in the upcoming decades. Who's blame is it when neither the South Korean government nor the CCP took notice of the radical feminist threat seriously, which was based on lies and trumped-up charges against supposed macho patriarchy. Whilst feminism is supposed to give women more opportunities in work places and universities (as done properly in Western countries), feminism in South Korea and China has to led toxic family relations and utter destruction of birthrate. There are simply no solution to this issue (maybe immigration for females workers from friendly countries, I guess).
As with China's hyper competitive society, 996 is still illegal. It is an outright violation of China's own labour contract law. However, the government is powerless to stop the 996 practice because everyone is doing it. Now you have situation where there is a total disregard for labour rights amid a collective disregard for the law. It is average citizens who pay the price since they have no life outside of work. People who are worked to death are simply seen as the necessary sacrifices for progress, while well-connected bureaucratic capitalists continue to enjoy their party membership and secretly move their quasi-legal assets abroad. And the families of these bureaucratic capitalists could avoid the hyper competition of China by enjoying genuine liberal democracy in the US, Australia, and Canada as rich kids living in huge mansions. Call it social darwinism in its most sadistic and lawless form.
I am not saying that China will collapse, but clearly it is far from being a "harmonious society" championed by CCP leaders. It is extremely tough to make a living in China as a joe average citizen (especially young Chinese men without somewhat well-to-do parents), unless you are one of those predatory elites who are party members, whilst your privileged families move overseas to become the most ardent supporters of neoliberal policies in order to protect your often illicit properties.


How is 0.81 bpw similar or equal to 1.16 bpw?