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by malshe·4mo ago·view on hn ↗
> China isn't going to arrest me for my opinions on Netanyahu, my own government could

I don't know whether you really believe this or it was an off the cuff remark. China is not going to tell you why they plan to arrest you. China is not a benevolent dictatorship.

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The actual offense isn't important, nor is whether they arrest me or just kick in my door and look through my stuff. What matters is that if I'm not in China I don't have to particularly care what Chinese officials think about me. My local police can kick in my door, Chinese police can't. At least as long as I stay out of China
As a matter of fact, there's been multiple reports of the Chinese doing informal, heavy "policing" of their own citizens abroad. Even if you aren't Chinese or linked to China yourself, this does affect the strength of that particular argument.
> ... this does affect the strength of that particular argument.

It doesn't really affect the strength of that particular argument.

And you're being misleading, seemingly on purpose. Please don't.

The US government is vastly more likely to break down my door and arrest me for my speech than the Chinese government is. (Because I live in the US.)