If I get married to a mainland Chinese, how free will my and my spouse’ social and political speech be? Her parents and grandparents are in mainland China. Her families’ assets are probably all in China. Will my activity put them at risk?
I will do more than just writing on my twitter. I will write for media and do it through formal politics. So I will be very visible.
I am not that extreme. I don’t support Chinese gov being thrown away or accepting American system. But I can touch sensitive things like opposing extradition bill of Hong Kong and releasing political prisoners.
Will this put her, her parents, grandparents at risk?
I’m married to someone who was a mainland Chinese citizen when we met (now an American) and who does have family in mainland, and largely agree with this under current conditions. We didn’t have many concerns early on, but in the last 3 years we have become quite concerned about this, which is why I largely only talk about my disgust for the PRC government on an anonymous forum while using a VPN.
I can tell you that my wife is also quite concerned about this being the Taiwan GM of an American company. When she gives speeches, her PR team has to carefully vet the language so as not to say anything insensitive to either side.
Realistically, I don’t how much a concern this should be unless (a) you are working for a semi-large media outlet or otherwise have a somewhat significant following in your work, (b) your wife has a somewhat high level or high profile position, and (c) your name can easily be connected to her Chinese name. But even then I’d still be a little concerned…and I certainly wouldn’t travel to China myself if I were you.
Dude, It’s already codified. The National Security Law is a worldwide law as claimed by the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese have every intention to enforce that law within and outside its borders.
Have you ever pointed out a flaw in Chinese culture society history behavior? Chinese become apoplectic. To Chinese, you should never even think about criticizing anything about China. Chest pounding jingoism like this is OK :
Criticize anything about China and I predict you will look like this
Everything that Serpentza and LaoWhy said is true — obvious to any objective observer who’s lived in China. (Einstein said similar things. He was one of the greatest observers. )
With respect, this is the last thing I would recommend to anyone seeking a balanced view on China. These two are obviously coming from a right wing, anti-China perspective.
Ironically, using them as an example actually runs counter to your argument. Their wives entire families are still in China. But this fact hasn’t exactly prompted them to tone down their rhetoric.
