If Americans knew China's modern achievements, they would be much more furious with their own government

"The idea of a functioning society is almost a kind of utopian thing for an American," says Haz Al-Din, chairman of the American Communist Party. After visiting China, he contrasts visible crises in American cities, such as homelessness, violence, poor sanitation, and insecurity, with what he observed. He notes that, if Americans knew China's modern achievements, "they would be much more furious and angry with their own government".