What is the most serious problem in China, in your opinion? Specifically in relation with the "serious issues in the U.S." you mention...
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What is the most serious problem in China, in your opinion? Specifically in relation with the "serious issues in the U.S." you mention...
Man, this can take a very long time, but let me just bring up some main problems in China (I don't have time right now to get into the U.S. issues). 1) Air, water, and soil pollution. With most of the world's factories located in China, it's extremely difficult to clean up the main cities. Even if the factories all run on green energy (which the Chinese government is trying to do), they would still produce lots of toxic waste. The consumers of this planet all have responsibilities on this issue. 2) The lack of traffic enforcement. I know it's not easy to properly divert that insane number of cars, but the Chinese government could certainly do a lot more enforcement than they are right now. Driving or crossing the street on foot in China is way too stressful. 3) The refusal to crack down on scams and copyright infringements. While violent crimes are relatively low in China, non-violent ones are high. 4) Excessive censorship can hinder China's intellectual development. China is not only huge geographically, it has tons of very different cultures, resulting in lots of civil wars for centuries. Also, China was invaded by at least 9 countries previously, during the time when China lacked unity and was vulnerable. These are the main reasons why the Chinese government has been censoring the media so heavily, they are afraid that without strict control and order, the country would fall apart and become the victim of foreign invasion again. While they are gradually reducing the censorship, it's still not fast enough to induce a reasonable intellectual growth in China.
Very interesting.
What is the primary reason you think the Chinese Govt censors things?
To blakemiles84: I don't know why there's no reply button on your 2nd question. The primary reasons for the censorship were in the 4th problem I wrote; which are to prevent division & civil wars within the country, and to minimize foreign attacks & propaganda. To a lesser degree, another reason would be that the the ruling Chinese families are afraid of losing power/money.