Are knives chained in China? It‘s an interesting question. The answer is NO.
Are knives chained in China normally？
I’ve lived in China for decades, and while it’s a big country, I’ve been to over 20 provincial administrative regions (which you can interpret as states in the U.S., and China is roughly divided into 34 such regions) in total.
I’ve seen almost no coercion utilized to regulate everyday knives. You can’t take knives on airplanes or public transportation occasions, and this is the same requirement anywhere in the world; you can’t take knives longer than fruit knives on trains in China without declaring them; according to my friends, because of religious beliefs, then some minorities are allowed to carry them, which I’m not sure about; and in the subway, such knives are usually not allowed either. From a safety point, I do recognize that dangerous items should not be in enclosed and non-essential public spaces. In the marketplace, some merchants need knives and are required to store them to avoid sudden and vicious incidents, but they are not prohibited or over-regulated.
Knives chained in China if there is an event？
It is worth mentioning that in the case of large-scale events and the public attendance of high-ranking national leaders, the relevant inspections will become very strict.
For example, buildings on nearby streets will close their street-facing windows for a short period or request that they be prohibited from opening them; during the opening of the APEC conference held in Beijing in 2014, restaurants in the vicinity of the core area were banned from operating, possibly to prevent fires and other problems from occurring, among other things.
Although this will have a certain impact on the lives of the people in the neighborhood, the Chinese people who encounter such things on the whole will still support and hope that foreign friends come to visit, safely and smoothly.
However, I think that the situation may gradually improve as the young people of Gen Z and Gen Alpha become the mainstay of society and management, as the young people may think that it is more important to be comfortable for themselves, rather than serving the collective or others.
