DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
As a Chinese-American, I would never step foot in mainland China ever again, not for as long as the CCP is still in power.
I mean, there is one really narrow circumstances where I might. If I get denaturalized from US Citizenship and deported, then I try political asylum in Canada, Australia, maybe some EU countries, then maybe I’d try Taiwan, and Singapore is also kinda an option (these countries have a high ethnic Chinese population, which is why there are my first go-to locations), if all these options are exhausted, and I have a rich relative in mainland China, then maybe I’d consider going there as long as I can get a VPN. I mean I’d have to shut my mouth about all the things I hate about the CCP, but if I have a VPN connection and my hosts aren’t too hostile, I can probably make that work.
But if I can’t access western media, I’d just be too depressed to continue. Like all the TV shows that might not be accessible in mainland China. (I really dislike the tv dramas in mainland China, like its not even a political thing, it’s just soooo boring, especially the majority of media is either romance or WW2 resistance against japan, I can’t stand it)
TLDR: If I run out of options and I can get a VPN and the people I’m living with is not too hostile, I might consider it, but otherwise, nope.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
@ricesoup@lemmy.ml
Also to add:
The instance you are currently using (lemmy.ml) are operated by people who support PRC and Russia (colloquially known as “tankies”), you might wanna reconsider using a different instance considering your political opinions. (Also avoid hexbear.net and lemmygrad.ml, everything else should be fine)
As you said, you are Taiwanese American, so I’m assuming you’re currently living in the US? The US is currently having political issues with regards to the xenophobia. I’d highly recommend you to Do Not Cross a US border (neither entry nor exit) until this administration is no longer in power. Either stay within the US for these 4 years, or if things deteriorate further and you decide to move away from the US (exit is usually much easier than entry, since they usually do not check citizenship when leaving), plan to stay away for at least 4 years (or longer, depending on 2028 election results). You don’t wanna risk getting detained re-entering the US and this racist ass administration denying your citizenship. I personally am just gonna stay in the US, was planning on visiting Canada, but then this administration happened.
mkwt@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Since OP stated they are a natural-born US citizen, this scenario would be a significant escalation towards authoritarianism if it does happen.
Even doing this to a naturalized citizen would be an escalation.
Right now, most “border surprise” cases involve green card holders, not citizens, who have old criminal charges that rendered them deportable a long time ago. Just no previous federal government has cared enough to go find them and put them into removal proceedings.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
Ah yeah… maybe that’s just my anxiety/paranoia kicking in, but do remember to pay attention to the news and assess the situation for yourselves.
But even just a 48 hour detainment (which would probably happen very often under this admin, especially later on in these 4 years) is a very shitty experience that no one should have to deal with, that along with potentially belonging being seized and/or malware being planted on your devices. Even just getting detained is too much hassle to be worth travelling IMO, I mean unless you can find some country (like an actually better country such as those in the EU, definitely not PRC) that lets you stay until after January 20, 2029 and can avoid having to go through US re-entry.