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[quote=GRIZ326,240566]I have commented to my friends on several occasions that that China appears to allow more personal/daily living freedom than in the United States.  For example, never once was I asked to provide proof of age to get a beer in China, yet while waiting for my flight back to Montana I they asked for proof of age before serving me a beer (I am 56)...and there was no smoking allowed anywhere in the airport. While those are trivial examples, there are hundreds and hundreds of laws in the US that allow the authorities to harass a person or prevent them from doing something (like handing out pamphlets (based on anti-littering regulations)).

I've talked with my Chinese friends about all sorts of things - including politics and have never noticed any concern about law enforcement. Of course, we are all law abiding people. I am a law abiding citizen in the US too, but have had police and government agents wrongfully meddling in my affairs frequently.

While I have seen the Chinese police in action two or three times, I do not know the crime that provoked their response. I am of the opinion that with 1.3 billion people to police, the government has neither the time or any interest in responding to trivial indiscretions. However, I suspect if a person does attract the attention of the Chinese police or other Chinese authority the response and punishment will be swift and severe. (Just about the opposite from the United States where we often slap criminals on the wrist for heinous crimes.)

Am I missing something? Or are my deductions from my observations reasonable?[/quote]

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