Been living here for almost a year, it's wonderful. Less personal freedom than Hong Kong, but all things considered, it's one of the best places to live.

You don't walk or talk worrying about the police or anything like that. You aren't going to be able to protest or stuff, but aside from the huge gap between rich and poor (a problem facing all Asian countries), there aren't huge issues to protest.

Edit: I was wrong to say the above. Apologies. Keeping it here though for context to comments below.