[pja]

Do you really think it's safe to give an honest negative answer when asked your opinion of the CCCP in China?

Personally I doubt it, and I imagine that the average Chinese citizen understands this reality very well indeed as they give their positive answers to the nice poll agent with the sincerest smile they can muster.

Everyone knows how the game is played.

[Udik]

Do you really think the people involved in this 13 year survey are so stupid they didn't think of the issue you could identify in a good 5 seconds of thinking before writing your comment?

[kortilla]

Their paper outlines no solution to this.

[pja]

Oh, I’m sure they’ve thought of it. I simply doubt that they’re able to meaningfully counter it.