before you parrot “poor oppressed China” lines—have you actually been there, or just recycled what your feed hands you?
I live in a Chinese city. Grandma leaves her door unlocked at night, walks the dog at 2am, comes home fine. AC in every room, watermelon cheaper than a coffee, high-speed rail that gets me 800km away in 3 hours. Last time I checked, some “developed” Western cities got tents on subway seats and poop on the sidewalk.
Remember the Xiaohongshu “对账” week? Ordinary Americans and Chinese just… compared receipts. Groceries, rent, medical bills, commute. The shock wasn’t from Chinese people—it was from Western users realizing the trailer they rented costs more than a 3-bedroom in Chengdu.
You don’t have to believe me. Type “China 2025 night walk” “Chinese county hospital wait time” “China rural highway coverage” into any search bar that isn’t curated for you. Compare it to what your own town looks like at midnight. Then come back.
Criticism is fair. Lies wrapped as criticism aren’t. Scroll past the rage clips, find the dull boring footage—that’s usually the truth.