Neglecting Freedom of Speech in China

China is a communist country that till this day refuses to allow its citizens to protest their freedom of speech. The article illustrates disgruntled residents of Luizhou exiled from their homes due to property seizure or destruction by the central government. Some of these residents attempted to protest their freedom of speech but as a result were detained by the police. Eleven individuals went to Beijing hoping to protest their property losses from the central government. Two members of the group, Huang Liuhong and her older sister, found themselves surrounded by police officers and being taken back to their hometown city of Liuzhou. Despite the hopes of the International Olympic Committee that awarded the Games to China in order to encourage the central government to improve its free speech and human rights itinerary, Ms. Huang, as well as many others, remain skeptical that there has been true increase in freedom of speech.
I agree with Ms. Huang that the Chinese government is being stubborn towards freedom of speech for its citizens. Ms. Huang and her group of protesters are just a small fraction of the many Chinese citizens exiled from their homes who have also experienced injustice by the government. Ms. Chen and her husband Yu Huojing, came to Beijing on numerous occasions to petition officials after a local court refused to hear their case on their accusations of a real estate company and the Liuzhou government interacting with criminal gangs to illegally drive her and eight other family members from their home. Mr. Huojing was arrested by the police the second he got off the train when he went to Beijing, and was sent to a detention center in Luizhou. Another woman whose home had been torn down flew to Beijing with her daughter to apply for a permit to protest like the government required protesters to do. Zhong Ruihua and her daughter prepared an electronic application form that they had yet to email. She stated, “We didn’t go in person because of course they’ll detain us.” Later the next day Ms. Zhong and her daughter disappeared from the streets of Beijing. The actions of the Chinese central government are very shocking and appealing to me. It’s interesting to see how the Chinese government differs so much from the American democratic regime.
In my opinion the Chinese government is doing how they please when it comes to citizen’s rights and property. The government is essentially exiling their citizens from their households and punishing them if they even attempt to protest. Even though China is a communist country and obviously runs different in comparison the American democracy system. I believe that all citizens no matter where they are from should always be permitted to protest, especially in the case of being exiled from their homes. I believe the Chinese government is doing themselves no favors by intentionally exiling people from their homes and detaining them when they attempt to protest. I think this will eventually come back to haunt them in the future and maybe cause mayhem in parts of China. I believe that the Chinese government is being greedy by imposing harsh rules for their own benefit. This is just one of the many disadvantages of living in a communist country.