I know China monitors its citizens as a government entity, however, after reading this article, I never realized how prevalent the 1966-1976 Mao Era is in today's society. China restricts people on where they live (hukou system), how many children they can have (one-child policy), and if they can buy a car (at least in Beijing that's how it goes down). During the Cultural Revolution, your own children were spies against you. Since the death of Mao, the persecution of the Gang of Four, and the start of a new economy (Deng Xiao Ping), I thought China had left such Maoist habits behind, but informers are still present today in China.
Tsering Woeser's answers about her Dang'an are very reflective and there is presence of change from the brainwashed-Mao-loving girl she was to the house-arrested author she is. Peering into one's dang'an is a serious offense as noted that "50 friends and relatives" were questioned by police and beaten or roughed up.
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/a-rare-look-into-ones-life-on-file-in-china/
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