But if you only got your news from Reddit, you’d think the people are preparing to overthrow the government and establish a new liberal country.

There were protests where people were singing the national anthem too, but it seems like western libs are the only people who can protest the government without wanting to topple it

https://www.dw.com/en/protests-spread-across-china-amid-zero-covid-anger/a-63906795?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf

  • Gucci_Minh [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I liked it because it felt like there was just more community. Neighborhoods are dense and walkable, you could go to your town square and watch the aunties do their dances or get street food etc. Cost of living is low and violent crime is rare. You picked a bad example in Beijing though because it's not my first choice to live in, it's crowded, smoggy (I've heard this is better now), and way too expensive. Most people will live in the outer ring roads and commute to work near the inner rings which makes traffic horrible. The subway system is extensive and frequent which makes this less painful but you definitely have to cram yourself during the rush hours.

    Typical urban life in China is probably more represented by tier 2/3 cities. Tier 1s are built different.