That may be partly true, DanTek, but China has better and cheaper access to mobile phone and Internet services than the States. And sure, the Chinese government does regulate the press to some degree, but China has a wider variety of newspapers more readily available, and their press is technically far more advanced than what we have in the west.
If we were going to argue about it, I'd say that the rights of citizens of China are different to our rights, and leave it at that.
That said, every Chinese person I know (mostly from university here) is really nice and it sounds like a truly beautiful place. I would like to visit China one day.
Welcome to our forums, Wally. Its good to have another true Mac fan among us!