It almost happened to my coworker last year about the same time and it's also in the central area of Seattle. When he was walking along a street, there were two cars driving by. a guy in one of the car took out a gun, and shot at the other car. It's like 10 feet away from my friend. he's so scared, and he's lucky didn't get shot.
as a new us immigrant who is originally from mainland china and lives in the us for 1.5 years, I have a totally different opinion with this article. the advice I always give my friends who still live in china is 'leave china as soon as possible, for yourself and your family'.
Saying cctv gave fair news just make me laugh. and food was great? he didn't know the extracted oil from drain or dead animal? the freedom you have in china is to download pirated softwares/videos and make your free speech when facing the wall. well, those were just my complaints, but what I didn't agree with this guy was he didn't see the big picture. china is now facing a dead end, and I don't see a way to turn around. the big conflict between gov and citizens, the huge gap between rich and poor, the aging population....