We are like prisoners... We do not have a life, only work.

"China does not have unions ..."

Oh the irony. A communist country that exploits its workers like a true capitalist.

"Everyone tries to keep an eye on the time, constantly looking at their watches. Time crawls by very slowly."

In fairness, time always moves slowly when you stare at the clock...

"China does not have unions ..."

China might not have unions but they do have child labor laws and if those aren't doing the trick I don't know how a union would. It's a market with a poor, easily exploitable labor pool desperate for work (they have double digit unemployment in the rural areas and the nation's average salary is under $6,000 a year).

So I can't see how a union would help unskilled workers when the factory could easily fire the whole factory and have it full again within a week

So, hypothetically, wage parity might be achieved by Chinese workers making 5 - 7x more than they do now, whilst American worker would make 5 - 7x less.

Obviously prices in the US for healthcare, food and housing need to come down somewhat.

One could argue that China is either the worst of both worlds (capitalism/communism) or the best of both worlds.