I get so much conflicting information about China, some say it's a dictatorship, a creepy dystopian surveillance state. Other times I hear it's a lovely, friendly country with a great quality of life.
I admit, I'm a lazy :LIB: and I don't know much about China. So I have a few questions:
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Is China a democracy? I know it's single-party ruled, but can they choose their leaders within the communist party?
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What is the work culture like for the average person? Are people overworked and underpaid, like I've read in western media, or is that all projection?
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Is the average person happy? How are disadvantaged people treated?
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What's privacy like there? As bad as the west, better or worse?
It would be cool to get some answers from someone who has actually lived in China, if any of you have. I'm pretty sure we have a couple of Chinese users?
P.S. Pls don't gulag me for being taking so long to learn more about world politics I am terrible at being a leftist :anarcho-bottom: :left-unity-4:
One of the doctors at a practice a family member works at is from China and when he visits home he normally picks up some fancy Chinese cigarettes to give out as gifts for coworkers when he gets back.
From what they told me they are very nice cigarettes, but they also might be too pricey for regular use.
There's definitely better brands than others - cigarettes are kind of still a social signifier over there, and hacking darts with dudes you just met and want to impress is a big thing.