Visiting Chinese tend to talk along with our perception of China as a communist dicatorship. Yet when you show an open mind they'll gladly explain China is freer than The Netherlands.
The graph you link shows The Netherlands has legal homeschooling. This is not practically true. Parents are required to send their kids to school ("leerplicht") with only 800 exceptions granted, mostly for professionals travelling abroad. Fines for not attending school are high and applied even to wealthy people who can afford a lawyer. Like you also mention, the threat of child protective services is real, everyone knows a case in their family, and enough to push people into compliance.
Friend of mine fled Hong Kong when China took over. One reason was, he couldn't get a Visa anymore. Another was the indoctrination in school. He just didn't want his son be a target to communist Mao- like propaganda.
Third reason of course was, that during Hong Kong's take down they killed and crippled so many rebels that it just wasn't possible to live there anymore in safety.
Visiting Chinese tend to talk along with our perception of China as a communist dicatorship. Yet when you show an open mind they'll gladly explain China is freer than The Netherlands.
The graph you link shows The Netherlands has legal homeschooling. This is not practically true. Parents are required to send their kids to school ("leerplicht") with only 800 exceptions granted, mostly for professionals travelling abroad. Fines for not attending school are high and applied even to wealthy people who can afford a lawyer. Like you also mention, the threat of child protective services is real, everyone knows a case in their family, and enough to push people into compliance.
You keep on giving me more reasons for loving China!
So it's possible to get a work visa again?
Friend of mine fled Hong Kong when China took over. One reason was, he couldn't get a Visa anymore. Another was the indoctrination in school. He just didn't want his son be a target to communist Mao- like propaganda.
Third reason of course was, that during Hong Kong's take down they killed and crippled so many rebels that it just wasn't possible to live there anymore in safety.
So he left like anyone else who had the money.
Good read, thank you. I hope that "freedom from CPS" isn't very much of a draw for most expats 😰.
The Chinese dream is over. (2002-2012)
Dear Leader and his minions have crushed almost all of the organic soul out this country!
That said, even in my native habitat, the cops are far more dangerous than the criminals.
https://www.mncrime.com/latest/multiple-officers-shot-in-sunday-morning-burnsville-incident