China Will Be Free: The Belief and Vision of Someone Banned from Entry

I am quite certain that I cannot enter China. Of course, this is because I dare to criticize the Chinese government. But I have zero regrets, because I have possessed freedom since the moment I was born. Therefore, I believe defending freedom is my responsibility, but this responsibility comes with a price. Friends from China usually express regret once they find out I am restricted from entry, but I tell them: I am looking forward to the day I can go back. Because China will be free, and I can't wait to go back and see all my friends there.

If you find such a statement hard to believe, I understand. After all, today's Chinese government systematically deprives people of their most basic rights, usually subjecting them to all kinds of torture. This system also frequently portrays itself as a long-standing and stable existence. Therefore, many people feel the government of this country will never change. Ironically, creating this illusion is the only job the Chinese government does relatively well.

But whether at the national, corporate, or even individual level, everyone always looks strong until one day they aren't. There is a Chinese idiom called "wai qiang zhong gan" (strong on the outside, brittle on the inside). Because the totalitarian system itself is unpopular, such a system is bound to be unstable. 10 years ago I told people, don't believe news media reports, China's so-called rapid rise will soon disappear, because although China has the resources and talent to become the most powerful superpower in the world, the Chinese government will not dare to continue to adopt this kind of reform, because that would mean they have to give up a part of their regime. When I said 10 years ago that China's economy was about to start declining, no one believed it. Now not many people deny it.

There is a technique to train dogs not to run out of the garden. After installing the system at the edge of the garden, if the dog tries to walk out, it will be shocked. Therefore, it will quickly learn how to avoid this place and confine itself in the garden. Even if these devices are removed, it still will not dare to try to walk out. The Chinese government has trained the Chinese people in this way.

I have also written some relatively sharp content here criticizing Chinese people, and I will continue to do so. Although I think there are some areas worth criticizing, Chinese people are also human and deserve dignity. They also deserve the innate rights that each of us has, including freedom of speech. Unless Chinese people are born in a free environment, they simply have no opportunity to become the best version of themselves, so these criticisms are also more or less unfair.

Chinese people are very hardworking, and although they are usually a bit clumsy when expressing love, they cherish their relatives. Chinese people are also very pragmatic and do not cling to ideology. But most importantly, Chinese people are super resilient. This is hard to deny, right? Because of these, I believe Chinese people deserve freedom.

I believe totalitarianism is a system that should have been abolished in history long ago, and all people on this earth should enjoy freedom like I do. Although I am restricted from entering today's China, that is because I dare to imagine tomorrow's free China. And I am not the only one who dares to imagine this; there will inevitably be more and more people. I believe this growing desire means that in the near future, China will be free. When that day comes, I look forward to going to your place and meeting all of you together.