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 knew a person who lived in the UK but their family was originally from Taiwan, it was very interesting to watch them move from a position of “Taiwan is the real china” to “CPC please liberate Taiwan” (I’m exaggerating) over the course of 5 years
That’s quite the achievement. Most I’ve witnessed is someone going from “Taiwan independence now, seeseepee bad” to “maybe the mainland isn’t that bad but let’s keep the status quo” which tracks with opinion polls in Taiwan