But we don’t know, as I wouldn’t trust numbers from an enterprise that would make Enron look like saints.
That's not quite correct. The Chinese do realize gains, many of them are gainfully employed and their standars of living are rising. By definition, voluntary trade between two or more parties creates value for all parties involved...unless one or more parties are acting irrational and not in their own self-interest; it's the whole basis for trade/commerce. I'm simply asserting that the Chinese might do much better if their focus was a more balanced appraoch to growth. If you ask me, we're the ones who have benefited most from our exchange with them...they're the ones who have been causing the capital to flow, here, and expanding our economy.