When I was in China, I frequently took their high-speed bullet train as it was able to get me from place to place at the fastest speed, and it cost me the fraction of an air ticket. When I reached QuanZhou, I needed to take a train to Fuzhou, which is my ancestral home.
This is the first time, I took a high-speed train in China. The experience is amazing and somewhat nerve-wracking.
China has enforced a very strict security for its high-speed train, it is somewhat similar to the airport check-in. You can read my experience on its security check where I got my ass groped.
So, What happened ?
When I was on the high-speed train, I was using my action camera to take videos of the train. I was taking video of the cafe cabin and was told by the cafe personals that they do not allow anyone to take videos and photos in the cafe cabin.
After I was told not to take videos and photos, I went back to my seat. The cafe personals had notified the policeman on suspicious activities. I saw the cafe personals walking up and down, trying to look for me, and by this time I had kept my camera, and was sitting down quietly.
The cafe personals, found me and notify the policeman. The policeman came over and questioned my intention on why I had took videos and photos. After which, he reviewed all the videos that I had taken, and found me to be of no threat to the China security.
That was my close brush with the law and almost thrown into a communist prison in China.
This encounter gave me a boost in my confidence with China public transport, I know that whenever I am taking the high-speed train, there are many people looking out for our safety.
Oh wow a very interesting story. I didn’t know that there are so strict rules at the trains in China. It is good for your safety but maybe too excessive on the other hand.
Yes! you would feel totally safe when you are taking the bullet train. but it was definitely a crazy experience.
Wow, sounds pretty intense. I didn’t know they would be that stringent on just some videos to the point of going through your footage. But I guess it is good for the passengers safety.
It makes me feel more confident in the public transport in China.