Global views appear to have flipped in Beijing’s favour, driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies, a new Pew survey shows
It kind of depends on who you are though, or where you are.
I am not white and I do not have the same privileges as my white friends. If we protest, I tend to be targeted first. When shopping, I tend to be stopped by security for an additional check - they never do. When pulled over for speeding, I get asked additional questions that they rarely do.
And I have it good because of where I live - some have it much, much worse.
It might surprise you, but the one thing the CCP is afraid of, are the people. There are protests and demonstrations in China. And often they are successful in reversing a policy or getting a government official who thought of some crazy shit, fired.
These things obviously do not get reported in the west. Only the bad things because that affirms the view of China.
I personally witnessed the protests during the covid period in Shanghai. Not long after, all covid restrictions where lifted.
but the one thing the CCP is afraid of, are the people.
There are two kinds of people in China: those who are literally marginalized, and those who are on the take within the government and love doing all that wolf-warrior garbage.
Partly because protests are still possible, big business is still accountable for everything they do, and politicians can still be taken down.
It kind of depends on who you are though, or where you are.
I am not white and I do not have the same privileges as my white friends. If we protest, I tend to be targeted first. When shopping, I tend to be stopped by security for an additional check - they never do. When pulled over for speeding, I get asked additional questions that they rarely do.
And I have it good because of where I live - some have it much, much worse.
It might surprise you, but the one thing the CCP is afraid of, are the people. There are protests and demonstrations in China. And often they are successful in reversing a policy or getting a government official who thought of some crazy shit, fired.
These things obviously do not get reported in the west. Only the bad things because that affirms the view of China.
I personally witnessed the protests during the covid period in Shanghai. Not long after, all covid restrictions where lifted.
There are two kinds of people in China: those who are literally marginalized, and those who are on the take within the government and love doing all that wolf-warrior garbage.