Same, but it’s also useful to write READMEs (most of the times).

You know that you will have to keep paying taxes to the US, right?

China’s need to maintain strong ties with Europe and the U.S.

Nope, it’s the other way around: strong ties with China are convenient to Europe and US, but China don’t need them anymore.

As long as you don’t exploit workers there nothing wrong in having money. You probably know that Engels was rich - and to be honest he did exploit workers (owned a textile factory or something). Was he, by your definition, the kind of person who can be a voice of the people?