Cultural Perspective
Cultural Perspective
Where East Meets West: Real Talk About Life in China & America
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Where East Meets West: Real Talk About Life in China & America

Almost everything that you think you know about China is probably wrong. You're about to hear how the average Chinese citizen sees the police as friendly and helpful, surveillance adds a level of protection and thus freedom, homelessness...

Almost everything that you think you know about China is probably wrong. You're about to hear how the average Chinese citizen sees the police as friendly and helpful,  surveillance adds a level of protection and thus freedom,  homelessness doesn't exist,  if you have a fender bender your insurance agent will be at the scene within minutes, the government isn't authoritarian - people want to follow the rules, there's more democracy in China than you realize, and the Chinese might actually have more freedom than Americans.

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