They all moved to Vancouver. Everyone knows this.
I'm an American living in the U.S. with a Chinese girlfriend who lives in China (in Chengdu, Sichuan province). I've visited her in China and gotten a pretty good sense of Chinese attitudes, and I can tell you that your stereotypes about what it's like to live in China are nonsense.
Most Chinese are very satisfied. As a practical matter, very few Chinese feel "oppressed" or lacking in freedom. I'd read about the great firewall of China, and it's true that when you try to access Google, you get the Chinese version, which (I'm sure) blocks a lot of content. But I was easily able to access the websites of the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times, as well as Wikipedia. I was able to access my American email account. I was able to access and participate in Anandtech forums (until my Chinese IP address got banned by Anandtech - I'm not sure why). All the news and information I sought was available to me. So any Chinese interested in getting the unfiltered news - or who wants to send and receive emails free of censoring - can easily do so.
Of course, if in China you want to be an un-censored journalist or seek to change social/political conditions in China or wish to join a controversial religious or political group, you're eventually going to get into trouble. It's undeniable that America has more freedom of expression and association than China. But for the vast majority of Chinese, they do what they want, when they want to, without any fear that "Big Brother" is watching them.
On a per-capita basis, China is much, much poorer than the U.S. The standard of living is lower. But people growing up in that sort of environment don't experience a sense of deprivation, since those around them are in the same situation. Thus, I didn't run into any Chinese who were thought their lives were shitty and looked to the U.S. as a sanctuary.
Edit: Oh, and that statement in the article that a rich Chinese like Mr. Su cannot have a second child because that runs afoul of the "one child" law is nonsense. It's is widely known that anyone who wants to have a second child can pay a bribe to the authorities. At Chendu and Beijing airports, I saw many families with two children, and when I asked my girlfriend about it, she explained the realities of the one-child policy.
Not if they come here legally.
Unlike the illegal immigrants from Mexico, who are by definition criminals. Sympathetic criminals to be sure, but criminals nonetheless.
I'm torn between making a crack about Hongcouver, or one about Richmond.They all moved to Vancouver. Everyone knows this.
so what if you just don't want toxic chemicals dumped in the river from which you get water?
what if you want air that isn't constantly smogged?
No matter how successful the economy of China, it's still an oppressed communist crappy country with no freedom of any kind. The party ultimately decides everything, including how many kids you can have. Anyone with the means would be crazy not to leave that place as soon as possible.
why/how do you have a gf in china?
are you an international student? study abroad? teach english?
you chinese yourself?
what's wrong with an american girl, or a chinese-american girl?
We happened to meet on a web-forum (not this one). What's rather remarkable is that her English is very, very rough and my Chinese is worse. Thank heaven for Google Translate.why/how do you have a gf in china?
Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Just an American of eastern-European extraction whose ancestors emigrated in the late 19th century.are you an international student? study abroad? teach english?
you chinese yourself?
Absolutely nothing is wrong with American women, and all my previous girlfriends were American. But when you meet someone and you know it's "right," why should 12,000 miles and a language barrier be allowed to get in the way?what's wrong with an american girl, or a chinese-american girl?
It's is widely known that anyone who wants to have a second child can pay a bribe to the authorities.
Oh well then everything's cool.
That's if you know the official well enough and have enough money for a bribe.
Oh well then everything's cool.
You haven't seen, nor can you comprehend, crowds like those that exist in China. It blew me away.
Yes, I have seen and yes, I can comprehend. Where did you grow up if that blew you away??? I think Tokyo has much more density.
You are so badly misinformed. China is actually really nice.
My understanding is that legally you are allowed only 1, but you can skirt the law by bribing government officials to look the other way. Either way, any country where the state decides how many children you have is not free.You can have more than one kid. My friends have up to 7. You give up some free government benefits though and simply pay for them yourself.
LOL. Commie apologist. How many people leave from the US and / or other civilized countries in western europe to go live in crappy China? Now compare that number with the number of those who'd want to leave china and move to a civilized country. Read the article in the OP: anyone who has money wants to leave China asap. China is a lot like Dubai. Wealth has helped them to create the facade of civilization, but underneath it all it's still a third world dictatorship.I really can't stand people who say stupid and ignorant things like you.