I have talked with a few mainland Chinese people over the last few months, and I still feel I haven’t quite gotten a “general view” or understanding of how Chinese people view the world
The people I spoke with were very diverse Some were gay, some were married, others were students, and some were living abroad
But none of them has quite eased my “itch” of knowing how they see the world and their political viewpoints… So for those who have interacted with both Mainland Chinese and the broader Chinese diaspora (like immigrants or those born abroad), what differences in mentality have you noticed?
I have interacted with quite a few mainland Chinese people who have moved to the West. They tend to come from well-off backgrounds since the most common way they can come here is by enrolling in a university course, which is extremely expensive. I think this + wanting to live in and fit in the West is what causes them to usually be very biased against the PRC and repeat the same propaganda lines you hear Westerners say about China (uyghurs, social credit score, etc).
Most of them are equally disappointed of what life is like in the West. Some end up going back to China, very few are actually positive and supportive towards the PRC, whether it’s from a more political angle (they explicitly support the CPC) or from a more “daily life” angle (things just work and get better there, unlike in the West).