Will be interesting to see how many people in China continue to use it anyway. I'd continue to accrue BTC if my country banned it.
It's all a matter of what consequences you're facing.
If for example Norway would ban bitcoin and the fine will be a few hundred krone probably not that many people would care,
if the county banning it is China and the punishment is 20 years in prison or even worse then the percentages will reverse. And it's not only about the punishment but the mistrust that somebody will give you away,
nobody will hunt bitcoiners in the Western world, but when it comes to surveillance in China, that's a different thing.~
It's true, and also so disgusting at the same time. Why people should live in fear? Why deprive them of their basic rights? Only because you want to stay in power longer hiding behind communist ideas, pretending you are all for the absence of social classes, while being elite yourself? I hope this repulsive behavior of the Chinese government will result in nationwide revolt.