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Originally posted by DinoDoc
I meant what I said.
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Oh, in that case, I think you're wrong.

For that (low crime in China due to police tactics) to be true , there would have to be many more cops, more arrests, and people would have to be concerned over their tactics. None of these are true. In fact, in the same way that many (I think about 75%) of them avidly support the death penalty, Chinese usually think the "bad eggs" had it coming.
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Ask a typical Chinese citizen if they are "oppressed" and they will usually respond with incredulity or even laughter.
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What answer would I get if I asked a member of a house church or even an independent journalist like Wang Dan?
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Uh, in that case you'd get a different answer. I said
"typical" Chinese (and believe me, when you are talking about "herd critters" like the Chinese, "typical" carries a lot more weight than in the US). I don't think I'd have to go beyond this forum to find an American or two who think the US is a fascist police state. However, they would be far from "typical" Americans. In other words, your question is without meaningful content.
By the way, please don't confuse my reporting of what I believe Chinese think and feel with my own opinions. I'm just trying to explain how the world looks from their perspective (it is after all, their country). If you don't take their perspective into account, you cannot hope to understand or accurately assess China.