What's the official policy, when it comes to bicycles on long distance buses in China? How difficult was it for you to bring your bicycle on board, and how did you go about it?

So the Chinese institute a policy that violates civil rights and "unduly expands the power of the state" just as much as an alcohol ban (the Great Firewall), and that's apparently OK. I've also heard that some employers in China make hiring decisions based on the color of someone's skin (especially when hiring ESL teachers), and the government seems to turn a blind eye to it. The government also openly allows, if not requires, certain businesses (i.e. mobile phone companies and Internet cafes) to discriminate based on national origin. Those businesses often require a Chinese ID card to buy a SIM card or use the Internet on their public computers. The public is right to criticize the alcohol ban, but the Chinese don't care about other civil rights infringements.