That’s a pretty skewed perspective. First, while China isn’t a democracy, it's not a "brutal communist dictatorship". It’s more accurately described as a one-party authoritarian state with a predominantly capitalist economy.

Second, the people "in tents on the sidewalks with their lives numbed by drugs" are not there because they can't find a job at an Apple factory, not even close.

Third, even if we go with the "China is evil, we have to help people out of poverty" narrative, what's wrong with India? It is a democracy and has a much greater poverty problem than the US.