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No, it probably isn't more dangerous in the direct sense. But it's more dangerous in the subtler ways. Look, I'm from a country where we had the Soviet bland of dictatorship disguised as communism and let me tell you it's very similar to the Chinese bland.
You have to censor your opinions because you might end up in prison for saying the wrong thing to the wrong people. And the worst thing, you don't know what you're missing because the government and its secret police tries really hard to make sure you don't know how much better it is.
I believe that you had a superb time as a tourist in China, after all they only show you the good parts as a tourist. You're simply not allowed anywhere that might shed light on their propaganda.
I'm not saying US is some kind of utopia or whatever, but pretending China is a good country to live in is crazy and dangerous.
I lived there for 2 years. I'm familiar with the propaganda. It was easy for me to ignore since I wasn't going to be a permanent resident.
I see the same propaganda here. its gotten us in multiple unwinnable wars and is now stripping away our democracy. It's why we have terrible, expensive healthcare and why gun related deaths are the #1 killer of children. Neither place is utopia. But now I get to worry about my country deporting naturalized citizens which is a thing I never thought I needed to worry about.