[rfdub]

The fact that they're doing this and the fact they're actively trying to export their political ideology via their Confucius institutes, etc. terrifies me. As China's influence grows, I worry they may make implementing similar systems of condition of doing business with them and that developing countries (in Africa especially) who are becoming increasingly reliant upon China for development funding, will lack the power to push back against this dystopian bullshit.

[ilaksh]

That political ideology is not particular to China. Suppression of political consent and overall increasing control are natural tendencies of government. People can be put on a list in the US for example and exempted from flying anywhere.

[paulryanrogers]

Did you mean 'dissent'?

[ilaksh]

Right. Stupid autocorrect.