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[europeanatheist]

If you say that's what you've experienced, then of course I believe you. It's just strange to me because my own visits were so different. 

I've been at conferences in Shandong, Nanking, and Beijing. The undergrads at Beijing U. were amazing -- truly world-class. Then I stayed on for a few days and wandered around Beijing, to the main spots but mostly just aimlessly walking. Another time a carload of us went to Qufu to see Confucius's house, and went up Mt. Tai. No security issues and certainly no one following me. 

The father of a good friend of mine was Taiwanese, and was making lots of money selling building supplies to the mainland. If he felt oppressed apparently the profits made it worthwhile. 

Maybe I was treated differently because I'm based in Japan...? Or maybe they just knew that I'm not important enough to worry about.

Do you wee what I mean with China growing more and more illiberal? You are a honest owrker, on holiday you relax with a couple of joints, you do not smoke joints in China, but they detect traces in your blood and they expell you from the country.
20 years ago, when they needed western technology and expertise they would have never done it

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