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The assumption being that most Chinese feel absolutely free to disparage their government...?

• yorwba 7y ago
  In private? Absolutely. Lately I've heard a lot of critical remarks about 全面小康, the promise that moderate prosperity would be achieved for everyone by 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderately_prosperous_society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderately_prosperous_society
  • gwright 7y ago
    > In private? Absolutely. That doesn't sound like "absolutely free". Maybe I'm missing he sarcasm.
    • yorwba 7y ago
      The context was: > If you ask most (Han) Chinese, the thing they prize the most is stability. If you ask your questions in a private setting, you'll likely get honest answers.
    • whoevercares 7y ago
      That statement is ironically correct under most context of Chinese culture. The definition of “freedom” for common Chinese is just like that and few points a finger