On SE blocking access: It's pathetic how SE can't handle their own RMT issues and resort to configuring access lists to block traffic from certain countries.
On China blocking internet: Communism at it's peak.
On living in the US: I'm happy to be a US citizen. But I'm not in any way proud (politically).
Edit: On SE, I've never had faith in any companies with partial or whole JPN management regardless :P.