Contrary to what China Daily will have you believe, Sino-American relations are not as fine and dandy as they make it out to be. My boss today in passing asked me what forms of Chinese identification did I have. I had none, other than my own passport and the Chinese visa inside it. He had wanted to bring me to the court house, but was afraid that there would be complications if all I had was an American passport. Attorney Shi had informed me that in the past, American passports have proven tricky to get into a normal courthouse.
I think China remains suspicious of Americans, and don't want any of us anywhere near places of power, fearing that we might influence the general populace. In Connie's case, her initial internship plan with the local newspaper flopped because she had an American passport. And now, it is me and entering a government facility that metes law. What kind of "good" relationship is that if you suspect that Americans will mess up the current system in place? I grow tired of this suspicion towards us. Just because I have my differing opinions does not mean that I will necessarily impose them on you. It is frustrating, and something the general populace ought to take into consideration before trying to impose their own social philosophies on me... I am not planning on converting to communism any time soon. I am attached to the democracy and freedom I enjoy.
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