Anyone think China are providing false reports?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Thank you. I try to give as honest an appraisal of the situation here as I can. That comes from my own observations and not what I read or hear from any media (I can't read Chinese characters anyway!).

What do you do for a living over there?And is not being able to read Chinese characters a considerable drawback? And do you speak Mandarin at all? I'm fascinated - especially as you have been there so long.