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To put some data to this discussion, in Transparency International’s 2018 rankings, the US comes in 22nd least corrupt, and China comes in at number 87: https://www.transparency.org/cpi2018

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Note however that this is a ranking of perceived corruption from a group of adjudicators, which isn't necessarily the same as actual corruption.

True, but it’s better than two lay-people having an argument on a message board :)

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