Is China safe? Yes! China is not your enemy!

64 Thousand Yuan Question: Is China safe? Yes!
(But, from whom? 😉 

Is China safe? Yes. Period. China is the safest, most humane, civilised, reasonable and decent country I’ve ever had the good fortune to live in.
I came here with a smile and an open mind and heart, and left my ‘conditioning’ and pre-conceptions behind.. 9 years on.. I’m still smiling.
Best move I ever made. Never looked back. I’ve felt warmth, hospitality kindness and camaraderie every single day. People ask me “What do you love most about China?” Easy answer – the people.
It is the people of China who make China what it is. China is the people. This is the what, why, and wherefore of ‘why I love China’. What do I love most? China!

N.B. I am man who questions things; a man who is no fan of infringements on freedom, or authoritarianism, control, elitism, injustice, or inhumane treatment of humans or our fellow creatures and I’m very happy living in China ~ Go figure.

I’m updating this as I sit with coffee, sunshine and a spotless blue sky in Beijing – having spent over a month here now, and despite my trepidations, as a ‘country boy’ at heart, – I’m more comfortable with ‘country folk’ than the ‘Big City‘ – I’ve been very pleasantly reminded of something – the unity of China – and the friendliness I feel every day in South China is repeated, replicated, and reinforced right here in the great metropolis of Beijing – Yes, Beijing is every bit as friendly and welcoming as everywhere else in China! In fact I’ll go one further, Beijing is without question the most gentile, ‘Liveable’, Efficient, and ‘jolly decent’ city I’ve ever lived in. (Actually, I can say with qualification; Every city I’ve lived in China is the same ~ There are just different qualities and facets to be enjoyed.

Also, I’m noting: ‘American snowboarder Tessa Maud moved to tears by the sweet volunteers welcoming her to China at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. As she said, that moment was just so crazy like a feeling she’s never experienced.’
– Now.. y’see.. This is the thing.. I’ve lived and worked for 8 years in China now, and I feel this, and I appreciate it, every day – the complete genuineness of the warmth, friendship + hospitality of Chinese people + of China – These two are inseparable and admirable! I feel it the same in BEIJING 2022 as ‘down country’ in Guangxi! https://bestchinainfo.com/news/is-china-safe-yes-china-is-not-your-enemy/

For the record: Nobody pays me for my words, thoughts or feelings, opinion or cogitations.
I speak from my love for the people of China, and #China – and sometimes to speak against the relentless moronic parroted propaganda against a country that is now my homeland, and keeps me + over 1.4 billion other people safe, free and happy.
A country that genuinely has the best interests of it’s people as core reason for being.
A country that will be a genuine friend to all countries that seek friendship.
This is China. Truth.
And to those who don’t? Watch out! You insult China, insult the CPC, you insult 1.4 billion people!
The People’s Republic of China – the PRC, and the people of China, the CPC – Communist Party of China are ‘one thing’ – Unified, together, as a beehive is one thing.
China is a dictatorship.. (They say..)
To answer those who make this statement without actually Understanding China:
Yeah, sure, China is a ‘dictatorship’, if you you understand the fact that China is governed,
~ that is to say, managed, run, (not ‘ruled’) – by a government that is ‘For the People,
and By the People..’
– It is ‘The People’ who are dictating!’ Attack one Chinese you take on 1.4 Billion.
Befriend China and you just made 1.4 Billion new friends!

Barrie VVeiss – Best China Info

I remember arriving in Guilin, getting a taxi from the airport and just sitting downtown to catch my breath. I rolled a cigarette and got a coffee easy enough, and I just sat, and watched: ‘Ok China – let’s have a look at you’.. At no point did I feel any ‘culture shock‘, I felt safe, welcome, comfortable, ‘at home’.. .. I fell in love with China instantly.. I was home – I’ve never felt more personal freedom, never felt safer, and never been happier.

— Barrie VVeiss

Links to Barrie VVeiss Channels: https://linktr.ee/barriev

No matter where you are in the world there’ll be things that raise your hackles, China’s no different, but I can tell you honestly that China has, and continues to be a delight to me. A wonderful place to be, to work, and enjoy life – and: China is also the safest country in the world in which to live. 

I’ve never even seen a fist-fight! – In six years! This tells you a lot about a country, and about China. The Chinese people are, in my experience, non-confrontational, and non-violent. This is almost universal in China. Make no mistake, if they have to, or had to defend themselves, or their loved ones, they’d fight to the last breath. But really, China and Chinese people are really genuinely peaceful, peace-loving and ready to offer the hand of friendship with everyone.

See also: https://bestchinainfo.com/geopolitics/anti-china-propaganda-should-china-retaliate/

(ok, tell you the truth, I did see a woman smack her husband on the nose a few weeks back in Hainan – ’twas a good one too.. quality right cross.. But really – I’ve never felt threatened or in danger, not once in seven years, whether daytime or anytime of night, anywhere! China’s pretty darn safe!)

Barrie VVeiss

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Now.. umm.. where was I? Ah yes.. ‘human rights’, ‘authoritarianism’.. Dictatorship.. blah..

If you’re planning a visit to China, or are concerned in any way about the ‘human rights’ record – Let me set a record straight and put your mind at rest – In nine years of living in China I haven’t seen one single instance of infringement on human rights, anywhere.. I don’t see a ‘cop‘ from one week to the next – they are there when needed – not bloody well everywhere ‘oppressing people’.. Like some places I could mention.. – Reality Check.

I remember arriving in Guilin, getting a taxi from the airport and just sitting in downtown Guilin to catch my breath. I rolled a cigarette and got a coffee easy enough, and I just sat, and watched: ‘Ok China – let’s have a look at you’.. At no point did I feel any ‘culture shock’, I felt safe, welcome, comfortable, ‘at home’.. .. I fell in love with China instantly.. I felt like I was home – I’ve never felt more personal freedom, never felt safer, and never been happier.

— Barrie VVeiss

Perhaps significantly, I accepted China completely – as China is, I’ve never tried to create a ‘little island of England’ in China. There’s an old saying, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.. Update: when in China ~ Be Chinese!
Be happy!

— Barrie V – Best China Info

In over nine years of living and working in China I’ve never seen , heard of or felt ‘the hand of authoritarianism’, not seen one single shred of inhumane treatment of people – not once, not anywhere. 

— ChinaBazzar

Oh yeah.. and I’ve spent time in Beijing, Guangxi, Bama, Baise, Nanning, Guilin, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhangjiajie, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Hainan, Haikou, Haitang Bay, Sanya, Hohhot, Nei Menggu, (Inner Mongolia) Xiamen, and I have friends all over China in Kunming, Dali, Shanghai, Dalian, Beijing, Tibet, Sichuan and Xinjiang, including people like the widely respected Jerry Grey (twitter)  (read his articles here: bestchinainfo.com/guest-posts/jerrygrey  who’ve travelled extensively through Xinjiang – So I’ve got quite a broad perspective and many valued and trusted opinions to enquire of, and they would concur with what I’m saying.

– Barrie V

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Nine years now living very happily and very safely and free as a man could wish to be right here in China! Best move I ever made, never regretted a second. I’ve experienced kindness, hospitality and friendliness every single day. China is my home and my joy. Happyhappykuaile! 

p.s. I am man who questions things; a man who is no fan of infringements on freedom, or authoritarianism, control, elitism, injustice, or inhumane treatment of humans or our fellow creatures and I’m very happy living in China! Go figure.

p.p.s I’m not paid to write this, nor am I paid for my feelings, experience or thoughts – I’m writing as I feel and as I find, from my heart and from my experiences.

Ok. Dogs. Dog meat.

There’s a lot of hoo-ha bandied around about China and dog meat.. well.. yes, dog meat is sometimes eaten in China. As horse meat is eaten in France. Muslims and Jews don’t eat pork. Does that make Yanks or Brits a terrible race for having a bacon sandwich? There is a type of dog which is kept, just as any other ‘stock animal’ is kept, for meat.

I’m sure on occasion there are people who treat animals barbarically, in China, just as in any other country. But! I can assure you that I haven’t seen any bad treatment of animals, and that the Chinese government is opposed to inhumane treatment of animals and human beings, and there is now a ban on wild animals being traded or sold for meat. 

I can also tell you that I’ve never seen dogs, ‘regular dogs’, family pet variety, of all breeds, more loved, well-cared for, or better trained than anywhere in the world than right here in China. Seriously. 

So, the real question is this: Where do you draw the line if you eat meat? Perhaps we shouldn’t eat anything we wouldn’t be prepared to raise, or catch and kill ourselves? (Does that go for vegetables?) I was eating camel meat just t’other day at a beer festival..(tasted a bit like lamb crossed with chicken – though a smidge on the fatty side..)

—  Barrie VVeiss

I remember when I had decided to move to China, and told friends, a few of them, people I considered to be cognisant, intelligent beings, were taken aback, – voicing concern about my decision! I was surprised at their reaction, to put it mildly. ‘Why?’ I asked.. ‘Human rights.. blah..’ came back the usual reply; almost as if regurgitating whatever claptrap the western msm had fed them, indoctrinated them with.. conditioned them to believe..

I couldn’t understand. I’m very (deeply) interested in and aware of history, current affairs and geopolitics and follow news with a system of cross-referencing and fact checking rather than taking anything at ‘face-value’.. (Though I was once ‘fooled’ by western propaganda) Suffice to say I was nonplussed and carried onward regardless! Still smiling here..
So happy I did!

— Barrie VVeiss – https://twitter.com/BeehiveChina

I can tell you that western mainstream media and news representation of China and human right issues is 99.999999% bullcrap. 

I write with the intention and hope to increase positive understanding of China, and Chinese people, while strengthening bonds of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and the world..

— Barrie VVeiss https://twitter.com/BeehiveChina

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