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Originally Posted by David55
I think what you have described better represents North Korea. To the best of my knowledge, China does have some freedom. People in China do travel
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I worked with an engineer who grew up in China, and came here as a student. He decided to stay. When he was a child the government decided what classes he would take, what school he would attend, and what his assigned career would be.
He was not allowed to travel, inside China or out, without written permission. Every aspect of his life was controlled until he left.
He is a little younger than me, I would guess he was born in 1960. Things may have improved a little, but not much.
In China people are imprisoned for speaking against official government actions or policy. That is censorship.
There is no US government representative who review and censors what our media is allowed to print or broadcast on the evening news.
Having a list of 4 words (it use to be 7) that you cannot say on TV is not censorship.
American companies that are working with the Chinese governemt have set up gated communities. The company builds the factory, a school, stores, a clinic, and the community is walled in. Entire families live together inside the walls. They are not allowed to leave, no one can come in to visit. If you dont want to work there anymore your entire family must leave.
The standard of living those 'workers' have is lower than the people in US prisions. Im not saying these are prison camps, but its very close.