Guards stop any LAO-wai looking and want you to write down your details....i got really mad after living here for 3yrs. the guards keep quitting and always there are new ones who do not know you and do this. Sometimes daily if you are unlucky. We have 4 gates into the compound. Imaging coming home with grocery bags and they stop a person for entering even if you have a swiping card to open the gate etc...

Finally after numerous big fights with some of the guards for refusing to give information, I was able to find out the reason: paichusuo and also that they take this list weekly to the paichusuo. I have not seen on the list any Asian names, just LAO-WAI names. Later I went to the paichusuo to argue about this ridiculous rule and got the answer that they are making sure that criminal-minded foreigners would not enter into this compound.

I am wondering if the Chinese law really allows police to discrimate people without evidence like this??

The cop who told me that he demands weekly registration by the guards, is in charge of our compound. So you are suggesting I should call him or 110? What a joke!
Calling him does no good, OBVIOUSLY....

First I was demanded by security guards since March on and off to do our compound weekly registration list that will be delivered to the cops every week per se they demand it from the security company of our compound.

Second, finally I got so mad, and anyways had to go to register after a trip abroad to the police station that I went there to complain. Ofcourse noone admitted anything and said that talk to the police in charge of your compound and come again on Monday. I waited over the weekend and finally met him after threatening not going to live the station unless I can talk to him face to face. His collegues were very amused of my anger. He was not.

After the second visit to the police station, my bicycle was "stolen"...the trick is you cannot safely get it out of the compound without security cameras (ofcourse you can delete the footage but it would be incriminating..) So I found it finally hidden in the darkest corner of the basement of our building....in the meanwhile I bought the second bike, anyways they are so cheap...and TODAY!! GUESS what...a flat tire... You never win with them.

A taxi driver told me that it is useless to fight against. They can make your life hell. I guess I should consider myself handelded with "soft hands".

If you come to China to live, you cannot expect to have any so called Western "human rights". Things are settled in the merky way and the more you stir the deep muddy waters the worse it gets... Actually Japanese have an approbiate saying: "The nail that is sticking out, must be hit down!"........They are much wiser than we spoiled westerners here.