Trust me. We know exactly what you are talking about when you say this, and many of us have also experienced it firsthand, some of us even for years at a time.
I can also say that most of us probably proudly run bridges and relay nodes for you guys because we know exactly what it’s like
As for being forced to install certain black-box software to be able to interact with government services online, use your favourite platforms, and execute certain tasks (e.g. no WeChat, no pay), that most certainly exists outside China, too .
I can assure you that almost all issues most certainly exist outside China too, on some level, at least. This is happening in quite a few places elsewhere too. It will exist anywhere there’s a computer network and the owner of that network has an agenda.
The reality is that most of the questions asked in Chinese on this forum aren’t really directly about Qubes OS.
One of the most common question seemed to be about 翻牆 or which VPNs are currently working, and sadly Qubes OS can’t help with that any more than your standard GNU/Linux-based OS.
Whilst these are valid questions, they don’t necessarily directly relate to Qubes OS. Maybe that’s why they don’t get the answer that they were looking for…
In any case, the more we, the community (and when I say we, I mean 咱們) talk about those issues here where it is well-documented and accessible, the more attention it gets, and the better the devs will understand the issues, and the better Qubes OS will become at satisfying the users’ needs.
So I definitely agree with you. Even if you don’t get the answer you want, still post the question here. It all helps everyone