I definitely agree with Jamie’s suggestion on interviewing Chinese defectors. Many of them speak decent English. There is no better way to understand people’s mentality than talking to them in person. As a Chinese speaker, I am constantly surprised at the information asymmetry caused by the language barrier. While You might think the CCP banning Winnie the Pooh is absurd, really it is just the tip of the ice berg.,(reply>), @Niko M Unfortunately that is probably a prevailing perception. On the top of that they are given the idea that “foreigners” look down at them. Thus the government is the only powerful party they can rely on.,(reply>), I spoke with a Chinese lady living in California and she said the Chinese government is like “Dad” and the people are like “children” that need to taken care of and disciplined.  And that the children obey the father and the father always takes care of the children.  Real infantile, dystopian shit.