I really can't imagine going through the last 20 years (and more) and not seeing censorship as necessary and normal
With rednote being a thing, all the usual dronies of the 1.6 billion dollar army have come out to say "but muh ccp censorship"
To begin, this was a very sudden influx of users onto the site. No shit some of the censorship is heavy handed.
Secondly, Chinese censorship just seems bad because it's more honest. Yeah, you get banned for being a dipshit and you get banned for being a rightist and wrecker. (Being arrested or visited by the police is a rare occurrence at best and a fabrication at worse. Not to mention that JT was visited by and intimidated by the American Gestapo for his supposed free speech too) Over here you might not get banned for it, except in the cases where you do (see:reddot and africa stream for instance), but there's also ways they suppress views without banning people. Age restrictions, aforementioned intimidation, algorithmic suppression, etc. These are just unofficial forms of censorship that aren't as obvious as outright bans. This isn't even mentioning how
Forwarning:still getting use to lemmy ui so sorry if I fail to address anything.
Like I prefaced at the start, I'm planning on learning mandarin (through accredited courses. Sorry, I should've specified that)
And I understand visiting first. Just..well, yknow, the language thing. But I'll do that before moving. Thanks for recommending that bridge to the future program.
Thank you a lot for the comments on point C, a lot of people have just told me "you need a job for a work visa." Which I get, however I have no experience getting a job outside of my home country so knowing there will be agencies and such is helpful.
On point H, I understand they don't allow dual citizenship. On renouncing, are saying i shouldn't do that immediately or I shouldn't do it at all? I understand not doing it immediately if I don't like it though, obviously. But assuming that, what changes between a permanent resident and a citizen?
On the last point, I suppose it's a mix. If it was purely ideological, then I'd book a flight to occupied Korea a sprint across the DMZ tomorrow (/s). However, it also feels like one of the only places that isnt actively getting worse. Had I been born a few years earlier, maybe I'd move to Germany or Scandinavia, but those places also seem to be suffering from similar issues. Cuba would be closer language wise, but the blockade puts a damper on everything there. North korea is pretty isolated and I'd be worried about making a huge mistake by trusting them. Russia suffers from all of these issues and doesn't provide a lot to be desired. Ergo china and Vietnam seem to be the best options considering all of the factors-assuming I am actually able to learn the language. I'm willing to put up with a lot when push comes to shove though.
Moving to China as a westerner:what should I expect and what do I need to do?
I tried asking on reddit, but tbh everyone is an asshole over there and were not giving me very detailed answers
This is gonna be a fairly complex question with a fairly complex answer, I know. A few things to preface to reassure that I'm not dashing into this without thinking.
1.I am not moving tomorrow. I'm getting my degree in my home country first, and then moving. (Obviously I will ask again when the time comes, since policies and situations can change)
2.I am planning on learning and becoming proficient(if not fluent) in Chinese
3.Im planning on taking internships and will have a degree in an industrial field, so I won't be completely unqualified for potential positions.
4.I know china isn't luxury gay space communism
Anyway, what I wanted to ask is a few subquestions in relation to one big overall question.
A.What is the process from getting from my country (the usa) to China going to be like? I mean, obviously I'm flying, but I've never moved countries before so I