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During a recent visit to China I knew I was being watched. My family were also frequently photographed and videoed.

But I don’t believe there was anything sinister about the surveillance – it was just that we were clearly behaving in a way seen as unusual or old fashioned withinmodern China. Rather than jumping on the bus or taking a taxi we cycled, in travelling down a river we opted for kayaks as opposed to a seat on a large pleasure boat and we also walked and made use of public transport (including both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ sleepers) to move around the country. For our meals we did not immediately head to one of the growing number of westernised fast food establishments that can now be found in most reasonably sized Chinese towns.

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