[reaperducer]

Two plainclothes officers asked him to go with them to answer questions. They asked him about his diplomatic status and whether he had diplomatic immunity, the people said. They demanded to see his passport, which he refused to show.

What is the best way to deal with something like this? Not that I'm going back to China any time soon. Just from a curiosity standpoint.

[seanmcdirmid]

comply? It isn’t weird to have to show identity to authorities in any country; having to provide a passport on demand is a given when traveling in China.

Strange that this guy attracted black Audi cop interest, I’ve only ever seen them when they were hauling away a North Korea student from a Haidian Starbucks.

[NotSammyHagar]

What is the significance of an expensive car cop? Does it means they are from some top paid government agency?

[seanmcdirmid]

A Black Audi has symbolism in China, it means mid grade official at least (Audi beijg in China much longer than anyone else). Normal police don’t have access to that of course, if you see police in a black Audi wearing suits and sunglasses, they are very elite and are often involved in political crimes (Eg Party enforcement).

As an example, normal police in Beijing walk on egg shells since many people have lots of connections to bare. So a bunch of rich kids smoking weed isn’t something they will go near, so those are busted by the Black Audi people (who have strong enough connections to resist whatever).

[MaupitiBlue]

> What is the best way to deal with something like this? Not that I'm going back to China any time soon.

I think you answered your own question.

[module0000]

> What is the best way to deal with something like this?

Bribe them, it's business as usual there. When approached by officers, this is what they are likely expecting.

[seieste]

Don’t do this if you’re an American—it’s illegal to bribe anywhere in the world.

[joewee]

Follow this advice. If you are working for an American company bribery is a horrible idea and in a situation like this would likely be used to make a case against you. The only exceptions made for bribes is if you feel like your life may be in immediate danger, in which case you are supposed to report the incident immediately to your employer and the local embassy.

The other downside to bribery is if you have money, you become a real target as everyone will start harassing you in exchange for bribes.

[Nullabillity]

Yet half of your economy seems to be built around it (tipping).

[dang]

"Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[blaser-waffle]

Bollocks. Tipping is predictable and normative. You assume 15% when going to restaurants, and roughly the same amount in other contexts, like getting a haircut.

No one is fleecing you, and the costs are predictable using basic math.

You may be thinking of Lobbying, which is a totally different phenomenon.

[LocalH]

The validity (or lack thereof) of tipping may be debatable, but it's not equivalent to bribery.

[module0000]

> Don’t do this if you’re an American—it’s illegal to bribe anywhere in the world.

Is this a US-citizen thing? I haven't heard that before and am curious.