On that same note, its also important to not lend much/any weight to the perspective of prior immigrants from China or "greater China" that came in various prio

On that same note, its also important to not lend much/any weight to the perspective of prior immigrants from China or "greater China" that came in various prior waves. They left, they have a universally negative opinion and haven't been there for 20-30 years. Its not an accurate take on the people there, or the travellers now, as simply surviving this long is a good enough indicator of complacency and comfort. There is a habit of deferring an opinion to someone that appears closer to the topic - from people that believe they are being inclusive and sensitive - but on the topic of China doing that is completely incompatible. For immigrants, residents and citizens in the west with Chinese heritage this only conveniently plays on a widespread identity and racial ignorance that happens to privilege their opinions, but reduces the rest of our ability to understand and potentially shape policy. As it is a very narrow lens that already matches our opinion of imagining daily woe and oppression from every resident in China, but is simply not accurate.