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It is on a relative spectrum what’s left and right in those countries . In Europe for example the U.S. left would be considered moderate or conservative and not really liberal. Also the reason for urban areas being more liberal , is usually because closer you live to ton of people , better you need and appreciate collective/ liberal policies better

The US left is about on par with European left. The US right is more right than the average European right, which shifts the average.

Within those countries, you're still going to see more conservatism in rural areas, and more progressiveness in urban ones.

>There are at least 20 cities in China larger than NYC.

This is incorrect.

And they are all significantly more "liberal" than the surrounding rural areas, even if in absolute terms they are not as liberal as Western cities.