It’s always interesting to me to see posts like this. While I certainly agree with the author’s sentiment and concerns, I feel like I never hear about Chinese people actually complain about these concerns in China. Sure I hear occasional and minor complaints about Facebook/Instagram being blocked.
If you told me to guess what percent of Chinese people actually have concerns about the heavy monitoring by their government, I’d say <1%. Most aren’t even aware of the extent of the monitoring/restrictions.
I do wish more people were aware. But there really aren’t many good ways to go about bringing awareness. If you try anything, you’ll be squashed or jailed. Me as a foreigner would also not attempt anything as it would likely mean losing my visa which means I couldn’t visit my family, etc. Quite a complex situation.
If you told me to guess what percent of Chinese people actually have concerns about the heavy monitoring by their government, I’d say <1%. Most aren’t even aware of the extent of the monitoring/restrictions.
I do wish more people were aware. But there really aren’t many good ways to go about bringing awareness. If you try anything, you’ll be squashed or jailed. Me as a foreigner would also not attempt anything as it would likely mean losing my visa which means I couldn’t visit my family, etc. Quite a complex situation.