American mom praises Chinese Communist Party 'co-parent' after raising her kids in China, discusses 'benefits' of 'heavy censorship,' 'tight control'

An American mother who raised her two daughters in China praised the Chinese Communist Party for acting as a "co-parent" and shared the "benefits" of "heavy censorship" and "tight control" in a Wednesday guest essay in the New York Times.

Heather Kaye, a New York fashion designer, moved to Shanghai in 2006 with her husband, where the two raised their daughters for 16 years.

After China's strict lockdown measures prevented Kaye from seeing her parents for three years, she decided to move her family back to America.

In her New York Times guest essay, Kaye wrote that she missed her life in Shanghai, despite the government's overbearing control.

"We've returned to a divided America where many feel government has no place in our lives," Kaye stated. "In these times, I find myself missing my Chinese co-parent."

According to Kaye, there are many benefits to raising a family in Communist China, even though she and her husband "sometimes felt as if our children were on loan to us."

She reported that her daughters' school "lectured us on everything, including how many hours our daughters should sleep, what they should eat and their optimal weight."

But, "over time, the benefits kicked in," Kaye insisted. She stated that her daughters were taught "self-discipline, integrity and respect for elders" and instilled with a "solid work ethic."

She noted that there were times that her children "would repeat propaganda" but that their "less demanding American family culture helped keep the balance."

Kaye argued that the CCP's "heavy censorship" and "tight control" even allowed for a safer environment for her children. She cited that her daughters could safely browse the internet and take the subway alone because of "constant but benign (and mostly unarmed) police presence."

"Raising kids in China was a plus in other ways — such as the heavy censorship, which results in a kid-friendly internet, and national limits on how many hours young people can spend playing online video games," Kaye wrote. "Ironically, the tight control of the Communist Party surveillance state results in its own kind of freedom: With crime and personal safety concerns virtually eliminated, our daughters were riding the subway unsupervised in a city of around 26 million people from the age of 11."

Kaye admitted that much of the criticism against the CCP is "justified." Nevertheless, Kaye concluded that she hoped the American government would learn from China.

"As an American parent in China, I learned to appreciate the strong sense of shared values and of people connected as a nation," Kaye stated. "There's never been a more crucial time for us to learn from one another and build new bridges across the street, nation and world. Attention to the common good is a fundamental value I seek in an American government co-parent."

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