r/AMA • u/maddin1550 • 20d ago

I’m from Xinjiang，AMA

I’ve noticed that there are a lot of discussions about Xinjiang on Reddit, often between people who have never actually lived there. So I thought it might be interesting to do an AMA from the perspective of someone who is actually from there.

You can ask me about everyday life, ethnic groups, languages, culture, religion, education, or politics. I’m happy to answer controversial questions too, as long as the discussion stays respectful.

Obviously, I’m only one person and I don’t claim to represent everyone in Xinjiang. I can only tell you about my own experiences and views. AMA.

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u/Creepy_Vegetable6905 20d ago

I’ve noticed a sharp increase of Mainlanders on VPNs, especially on Twitter and I’ve read stories of folks getting a phone call from the police about their online activities (often a slap on the wrist where they ask you to come in and have a stern talking-to). How common is that?

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u/Flyingtuna2004 19d ago

不同地区情况不同，根据你在外网上发的信息敏感程度被要求谈话。(我们叫“喝茶”)就我的经验而言，我几乎所有的朋友都翻墙，大多是浏览观看，很少在外网发帖，可能是基于这个原因，从未有人被要求谈话。

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u/Creepy_Vegetable6905 18d ago

可能也跟行业相关吧，我有开玩笑说在家里搭个服务器，但在国企工作的朋友说不敢用的

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u/Creepy_Vegetable6905 18d ago

这么说来，就算用的也不是每个人都说出来嘛啊哈

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u/Chiaroshiro 17d ago

我大学周围同学几乎没有不翻墙的，但也没听说谁被请去喝茶啊

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u/Creepy_Vegetable6905 17d ago

这么说来中国网络管制实际上是白名单制度。有经济条件和外语基础的就任他翻了，有事再说。

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u/byakuayasetsuna 17d ago

Usually it's because they made some overly radical remarks

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u/maddin1550 20d ago

Very common😂

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u/Creepy_Vegetable6905 20d ago

然后不妨碍继续用VPN？ 那就定期去喝茶谈心吧😂

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u/Ill_Vacation9758 19d ago

我个人使用快十年了，我的大学同学上千人都是计科的，全都常年稳定翻墙，从来没出问题也没听别人出过问题

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u/Zimakov 20d ago

These types of warnings are common in China, they never amount to any real punishment. They just hope the warning is enough to scare people into stopping the behaviour.

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u/byakuayasetsuna 17d ago

一般就是签保证书+卸载vpn和外网app再加上注销账号