You're being downvoted, probably for the flip Tiananmen Square reference, but I think there's a lot of truth to it. The Chinese are not dumb - they know a lot o

You're being downvoted, probably for the flip Tiananmen Square reference, but I think there's a lot of truth to it. The Chinese are not dumb - they know a lot of bad stuff went down back in the day, and they're not supposed to ask too many questions, and for the most part they shrug and get on with their day. I'd say the attitude is like what most Americans might think about the Kent State "incident". Yes, it was horrible, but it was so long ago and nothing like that could ever happen again. And frankly it couldn't, the bloody PLA are not going to run over students in tanks in broad daylight being streamed live in HD around the world by every drone in Beijing. That said, there's a lot of fear in China about how long the government can keep the house of cards standing. The CCP derives its legitimacy from its successes - if things really start to go badly, there could be internal strife well beyond anything imaginable in the west. Their attempt to totally control information is really an indicator of weakness and paranoia, not strength. One would hope that if they can actually navigate the coming storms and build a genuinely healthy economy, the need for all that will gradually diminish. Of course, if they can't... well, I can see how being able to technologically inhibit massive rioting might be an appealing tool in the belt.