Thanks but i think my answer barely scratched the surface. I didn’t even mention any of the cultural policies. This is a huge topic and there are so many interesting things that one could talk about. Entire books have been written on these subjects and i still have so much to learn.
I guess it depends on the level of connection they still have to China. If they don’t go to China every once in a while and don’t regularly talk to relatives and friends in China then they are not going to know much more than what the media tells them.