Yes. Xi Jinping has been terrible for freedoms compared to the Hu Jintao or Jiang Zemin’a time serving. Arts and personal freedoms peaked during the early 2000s era.
Just technology levels alone ensure that’s true. The world’s smaller. People are easier to monitor. Easier to track. Easier to surveil. We’re all less free from that alone. Not even mentioning any of the other possibilities.
Russia maybe and the US yeah, but China is less free now than 20 years ago…?
Yes. Xi Jinping has been terrible for freedoms compared to the Hu Jintao or Jiang Zemin’a time serving. Arts and personal freedoms peaked during the early 2000s era.
Perhaps the Uyghurs have an opinion on the matter.
Just technology levels alone ensure that’s true. The world’s smaller. People are easier to monitor. Easier to track. Easier to surveil. We’re all less free from that alone. Not even mentioning any of the other possibilities.