10-20-2021, 06:30 PM
I had a friend who did missionary work in China for a few weeks, maybe over a decade ago. He said it's not as bad as the evangelical dweebs make it out to be. There were strict rules about what you could and couldn't do, and you needed to have the right permits and permissions, etc., but if you have all of that in line, you were okay to do anything you really wanted. Most everyone was courteous and interested in the idea (in his experience, at least), and I'm sure it's not like that everywhere. Just some interesting anecdotes.