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What are your experiences with people from Mainland China compared to Overseas Chinese? (europe.pub)
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​I have talked with a few mainland Chinese people over the last few months, and I still feel I haven't quite gotten a "general view" or understanding of how Chinese people view the world

​The people I spoke with were very diverse Some were gay, some were married, others were students, and some were living abroad

​But none of them has quite eased my "itch" of knowing how they see the world and their political viewpoints... So for those who have interacted with both Mainland Chinese and the broader Chinese diaspora (like immigrants or those born abroad), what differences in mentality have you noticed?

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[–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

In elementary and middle, I acted like an 'enlightened centrist', however visiting China (even before HSR was widespread) showed me that all the countries demonized in the US, including China, were actually just normal countries with normal people. From there, my political development grew from peeling back the layers of why the US spent so much energy demonizing non-Western, non-capitalist nations.

I have visited China before HSR, and after it. The sheer change in infrastructure and living standards, while I see the US frozen in time, is undeniable. Hopefully we can help this momentum continue until socialism is finally victorious!

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