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Originally Posted by Jaiysun4  Sounds like another unfortunate example of that cringe-worthy American ignorance/arrogance to me. |
Tell that to people who dare criticize the government and are jailed indefinitely with no hope of a trial (most recent examples of people gone "missing" or found dead include bloggers), journalists who are arrested when they film something the Chinese find "unacceptable", the Tibetans, or to those people who find themselves with more than one child, or those who wish to practice
any religion, Falun Gong practitioners, or to the foreign protesters deported during the Olympic games, or the Chinese who were sentenced to "re-education" for daring to apply for a government permit allowing protest during the games, or to the petty thief or tax evader condemned to death in one of the countries with the most liberal use of capital punishment.
One must understand that individual people and individual rights mean very little in China. The collective is what matters and if there is something or someone which disturbs their idea of a harmonious environment, there are consequences.
I am not saying it is a waste or wrong to do PD work in China. I am saying it is always in one's best interest to be informed and prepared, especially if planning to go on a professional basis as opposed to on a tourist visa.