CHINA RULES - OK?

Mike and his family are in China at the moment - Wuxi and Shanghai. I hope that they are obeying the rules. See:

CHINA RULES

As printed in todays's NZ Herald.

Here are the 'rules' set to counter terrorism. On glancing at them I thought that a few of them applied to Robert. I've highlighted these for you.

FORTY-EIGHT SUSPICIOUS SIGNS OF 'EXTREMISM'

The following reasons can be used as a trigger by Chinese Government officials to justify someone being sent to an education camp.

Owning a tent  - Most likely

Telling others not to swear  - Most likely

Speaking with someone who has travelled abroad  -Yes, definitely

Owning welding equipment  - Most likely

Telling others not to sin  -Yes, definitely

Owning extra food

Eating breakfast before the sun comes up  -Yes, definitely

Merely knowing someone who has travelled abroad  -Yes, definitely

Owning a compass  - Most likely
  

Arguing with an official -- He argued with the Hutt Valley Mayor

Publicly stating that China is inferior to some other country - Yes, he is xenophobic

Owning multiple knives  - Most likely

Sending a petition that complains about local officials  - He argued with the Hutt Valley Mayor

Having too many children

Abstaining from alcohol

Not allowing officials to sleep in your bed, eat your food, and live in your house  - He argued with the Hutt Valley Mayor

Having a VPN

Abstaining from cigarettes
Not having your government ID on your person  -Yes, definitely - He argued with the Hutt Valley Mayor

Having WhatsApp  - Most likely

Wailing, publicly grieving, or otherwise acting sad when your parents die  -Yes, definitely

Not letting officials take your DNA  - He argued with the Hutt Valley Mayor

Watching a video filmed abroad  -Yes, definitely

Wearing a scarf in the presence of the Chinese flag

Wearing a hijab (if you are under 45)

Going to a mosque

Praying  -Yes, definitely

Fasting

Listening to a religious lecture  -Yes, definitely

Not letting officials scan your irises  - He argued with the Hutt Valley Mayor

Not letting officials download everything you have on your phone  - He argued with the Hutt Valley Mayor

Not making voice recordings to give to officials   - He argued with the Hutt Valley Mayor

Speaking your native language in school  - He prays using strange archaic language and terminology

Speaking your native language in government work groups  - He prays using strange archaic language and terminology

Speaking with someone abroad (via Skype, WeChat, etc.)

Wearing a shirt with Arabic lettered writing on it

Having a full beard

Wearing any clothes with religious iconography  -Yes, definitely

Not attending mandatory propaganda classes  - He attends Mass

Not attending mandatory flag-raising ceremonies - - He attends Mass

Not attending public struggle sessions (the public humiliation of political rivals) - - He attends Mass

Refusing to denounce your family members or yourself in these public struggle sessions
Trying to kill yourself when detained by the police

Trying to kill yourself when in the education camps

Performing a traditional funeral  -Yes, definitely

Inviting multiple families to your house without registering with the police department  -Yes, definitely

Being related to anyone who has done any of the above -Yes, definitely

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