The term is often imprecisely used, generally for any group which has been technologically rather simple in recent history. Tends to be applied, inaccurately and condescendingly, to 'minorities' within a nation-state dominated by somebody else.

In fact, if there is any precision to the word 'tribe', it would be applied to a group of people whose political leadership is in the hands of those selected by age and genealogy - i.e., something like a family writ large.

Class society produces 2 things: opposition to upper classes and imitation of upper classes. Both become significant internationally as well as nationally, especially with increased globalization and with global media. Happens with intensity with rapid economic rise. Local variations derived from local cultural-historical backgrounds.

Yes, the western press distorts too, but the question seems like a good one to me. People who can't stand the heat should get out of the kitchen.

"Tell us a story about the humans, Grampa. Please, please, prettyplease?"

"Well, my children, once upon a time, way back in the 21st Century, the horrible social machine that they had created for themselves began to produce a competitive individuality so narrow and insecure that, when modern electronic communication was first introduced, they could only turn inside themselves, and it turned out that their narcissism and paranoia had become so intense that everything anyone said was really spoken about himself – and, in a way, to himself. The whole universe awaited, but they ignored it, and even forgot it was there. But then small warm fuzzy creatures like ourselves, whose only function, for over a century, had been to be run over by their cars, rose up..."

Dudeson, you continue to insist that China is not completely safe. I doubt if anyone here thinks it is - you are beating straw dogs. The only difference between you and the rest of us is that you seem continually excited about the fact.