The most basic need is related to physiological survival - air to breate, water to drink, food to eat and sex to procreate.
Next in order of precedence comes a set of needs for such things as safety and security.
Once an individual has taken care of his or her basic physiological needs and feels safe and secure some degree of need for love and belonging may well rise to the forefront of their concerns.
Need for the respect of our fellow's, and for self-respect, are seen as being next in order of precedence.
Yes, they have more advantage than in China, they own freedom and democrary, they don't need to stand before the tanks like us for asking those basic right.