Could it be that Chinese people just trust their government
The problem with the statement is the energy sector is the releasing the most greenhouse gasses by far. A small group of transnational corporations lobby for dependence on coal and oil, where individuals don’t really get a say.
Its the best browser for privacy that doesn’t use tor. It has the capability of fooling naive scripts but also may have some protection against stronger fingerprinting methods since you blend in with a crowd.
Personally I prefer arkenfox because I dislike letterboxing, want sync, want to have control over my user overrides. Disabling these things in mullvad will likely make me stand out. IMO if your threat model is that high I would just use tor and a hardened FF or brave for normal use. All individual preferences though.
Why would it be /s? I’m not from China and the only news I hear is from countries that are actively trying to manufacture consent for a war with China. I’m not for or against China but I’m not going to blindly swallow the state department pill.