Interview Transcript- Jiaxun Cui 1 Interview Transcript- Jiaxun Cui Cui— I lived in china as a child but now I'm in Germany, Europe Ojas Srivastava/ Yahya Ashraf — When did you move to the EU? Cui— In the year 2011 Ojas Srivastava/ Yahya Ashraf — How do you remember technology being in china? Cui— The technology in china that I witnessed was from ten years ago, when China was just in the rapid development phase that means the technology was like in Europe, only a few years behind Ojas Srivastava/ Yahya Ashraf — Right. China HAS been growing pretty rapidly and it's amazing to see this growth. Cui— In the past, China had only roughly copied from western countries but in the last few years, when I visited China, I could see many extensive changes in life and the surrounding technology the digital areas are particularly advanced for example, paying with a cell phone is more common than paying with cash Ojas Srivastava/ Yahya Ashraf — And how do you suppose the public reacts to these technological advancements? how do you suppose they feel about these advancements? Cui— Almost everyone has become accustomed to living in an environment that changes every day most view it positively, as these changes represent progress for them from China. Interview Transcript- Jiaxun Cui 2 Ojas Srivastava/ Yahya Ashraf — That's interesting. So the public is happy with this progress. Cui— Things are also developing in road traffic that do not even exist in Europe, for example. traffic light with counter, roads for electric bikes extra ten years ago, electric bike were catastrophic they were everywhere, were easy to get because they were cheap and anyone could drive it without a license but today there are more regulations which of course made road traffic safer. Ojas Srivastava/ Yahya Ashraf — That's amazing! So these regulations on vehicles have made traffic safer. Commendable. Cui— compared to Germany, china is at the bottom of the league in terms of traffic safety Ojas Srivastava/ Yahya Ashraf — What are some dangers that Chinese traffic witness? Cui— Accidents are particularly often caused by carelessness on the part of car drivers the exam is designed too unrealistically from my point of view many drivers are very dominant and will not let you through furthermore, this problem is exacerbated by the fact that Chinese cities are often very large. that means more cars, pedestrians especially in large but still developing cities are very poorly regulated Ojas Srivastava/ Yahya Ashraf — Do you feel like China is buying more cars than ever? Cui— that in any case firstly, this is only logical from an economic point of view but also socially, owning a car shows wealth, which is very important for finding a partner Interview Transcript- Jiaxun Cui 3 for many families it is already a prerequisite to have a car, a house and a saved sum in the account for the marriage what a lot of pressure does to young men Ojas Srivastava/ Yahya Ashraf — How would you explain its impact on the environment? Cui— I feel its greatly affecting the environment as more and more people are experiencing difficulty in breathing. In addition to that, China's carbon emission is also increasing so I feel increasing production of cars is a contributing factor in worsening of the environment. [ This is the transcript of the independent interview conducted by Ojas Srivastava and Yahya Ashraf to investigate the effects of Chinese development on possible citizens. The interviewee, Jiaxun Cui, has willingly agreed to provide their name and has allowed this conversation to be used as research data. This conversation has not been translated. Cui is a German citizen who was born in China and lived there for most of their life. ]