Apparently not, since 35 years back they were eating field rats and now they can have chicken everyday and citizens in bigger cities are driving beemers and Benz, poorer cities are driving toyotas.

Stifling Freedom of Expression

The PRC government strictly controls what information is available on the internet within China. Further, the PRC controls all domestic news reporting through direct ownership of news outlets. Daily CCP directives compel Chinese media to report on specific issues and perspectives, ensuring that only information matching the government’s desired narrative is shared. Government control of the telecommunications infrastructure enables the blocking of websites, and mass deletion of microblog posts, instant messages, and user accounts that touch on banned political, social, economic, and religious topics. Thousands of websites are blocked in China, including major news and social media hubs like Google, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. The Chinese people lack access to dissenting views, and the fear of severe punishment deters those who want to speak out, imposing a nationwide culture of self-censorship.

It's because they haven't tasted freedom like we have.

Because it is not happening, but I will tell you what is true. The draconian covid policies have created such a hindrance that people are protesting in zhuhai right now. That is true.
The property bubble have fucked shit up that is true.
There is alot of corruption previously and less now, that is true.

There were protest in Shanghai previously that is also true.
But non of them were jailed, maybe those that break windows did.

That is subjective. And also depending on where you live in the states.

china has stated they've arrested over 13,000 militants in Xinjiang since 2014, and there have been 78 attacks during that time.

if you're naïve enough to believe that means Chinese police are so good that they've prevented thousands of attacks you're beyond help.

just think about those numbers. if ur allowed to.

In China, you can’t say these words



What can’t you view or talk about in China? Here are just a few examples of words and phrases that are currently or have been censored by Beijing.Chinese flag behind Winnie the Pooh with black tape over eyes (State Dept./D. Thompson)

Winnie the Pooh (小熊维尼) — Chinese internet users use images of Winnie the Pooh to represent President Xi Jinping.
Baozi (包子) — Steamed bun. One of Xi Jinping’s nicknames online.
Dalai Lama (达赖喇嘛) — The Tibetan leader in exile. A symbol of Tibetan independence.
Tibet Independence (西藏独立) — Talking about independence for Tibet is forbidden.
Soviet Jokes (苏联笑话) — Mocking the Soviet Union is considered making fun of communism.
Go, Hong Kong (香港加油) — Support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
709 (709律师) — A group of human rights activists and lawyers arrested on July 9 (7/9), 2015.
Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) — Nobel Prize-winning human rights activist imprisoned by China.
Great Firewall of China (伟大的防火墙) — Discussing Chinese censorship is itself censored.
Dictatorship (专政) — Suggesting or saying that China is a dictatorship is forbidden.
Tiananmen (天安门) — Any references to the 1989 pro-democracy protests that ended in bloodshed.
June 4 (六四) — The date of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳) — Former general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party who supported the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations.
Tank man (坦克人) — The famous image of an unidentified Chinese man who stood in front of a column of tanks in Tiananmen Square in 1989.