I guess I'm slightly more naive and believe that the Chinese government has bigger fish to fry then going after animal costumers and artists, at least at this time.
Especially given that all countries have anthropomorphism somewhere in their culture, so if Chinese furries hit upon the anthropomorphism in Chinese culture it's harder for the government to say they are a 'counter-culture'.
It certainly is tougher to assemble when the government has more powers and things can be a bit scary if the government gets in a bad mood (which can happen to any government and not just China). I hope they continue to try and work with what they can to make as good a convention experience as they can in the given circumstances.
But having knowledge of the situation through articles like this will lead to less culture shock, which helps all sides.
I guess I'm slightly more naive and believe that the Chinese government has bigger fish to fry then going after animal costumers and artists, at least at this time.
Especially given that all countries have anthropomorphism somewhere in their culture, so if Chinese furries hit upon the anthropomorphism in Chinese culture it's harder for the government to say they are a 'counter-culture'.
It certainly is tougher to assemble when the government has more powers and things can be a bit scary if the government gets in a bad mood (which can happen to any government and not just China). I hope they continue to try and work with what they can to make as good a convention experience as they can in the given circumstances.
But having knowledge of the situation through articles like this will lead to less culture shock, which helps all sides.