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It's not violent repression now, but the social atmosphere is extremely oppressive.
Do you know what China's education system is like? If not, please give me some time to organize my thoughts.
For the lower-class masses, the pressure of studying is immense. My middle school was like this: waking up at 6 a.m. and coming home at 6 p.m. In high school, I woke up at 6 a.m. and got home around 10 p.m. The biggest issue is that I wasn't even the worst off—there were people suffering even more than I was.
People around me are like this. Some can't hold on anymore and jump off buildings, and then we get a little bit of a break. The people above us also get scared. China's censorship is very strict, and a lot of information can't be posted on social media or can't be spread on a large scale.
And now I realize that this entire education system has destroyed my future, destroyed my soul. I got into university, but I can't bear it anymore. I don't want to continue university, and I've had conflicts with my parents. Even though they've made many compromises now, the harm it caused me in between is irreversible.
I only know that if you speak badly about the government, you will definitely be taken away by the police. As for the consequences, I'm not sure, but if your influence isn't that big and you're just an ordinary citizen, they probably won't do anything to you. On one hand, many police officers come from ordinary backgrounds themselves; on the other hand, ordinary citizens don't have much influence. From what I understand, the worst that might happen is being called in by the police for a "chat."
