I want to go traveling in China this summer. I already searched out
some stuff. I hear and read a lot of weird thing about the gouverment
of China.

Do you notice a lot of this in China self? Are there things you have
to be carefull with, like things you say?

This is something what make me doubtfull to go or not.

I've been living here for 4 months now, and so far I didn't have nor
hear about any bad happenings caused by the government like the
stories of people disappearing or stuff like that which often is told
in foreign countries. Nowadays you have to differ very carefully about
what sounds realistic according to the time we are living at and what
might have been happening during the Cultural Revolution. Of cause
it's not that long time ago that China opened its doors for
foreigners. But it is a matter of fact, that it is one of the fastest
developing countries worldwide. So many things which happened 10 years
ago, nobody could think of happening again today.

Of cause China is still communistic. And Government is still
controlling everything. You will find cameras everywhere, even at the
most unexpected places, it might happen that you buy a book and you
will find some pages censored, and especially while surfing the
internet you will realize that pages which are very popular in the
rest of the world not are accessible in China. But to be honest, I'm
never careful about what I'm saying. And I've even met Chinese people
who were complaining about the system themselves. Of cause it's clever
maybe not to start a discussion about the failures of the Chinese
system with a person you hardly know, but more because of the fact
that you might hurt his patriotic feelings than because of the risk to
wake up in jail next morning.

As a tourist there is really nothing to be afraid of. And China is one
of the most beautiful countries during summer, especially at the end,
means September. The weather is lovely, not too hot and not too cold,
and the nature is still green.

Arrow China-Lover LiSiYin, who is sooo disappointed that time is going
too fast in Beijing!

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