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Old 02-17-06, 10:43 PM
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Gotta check NetFlicks and see if it is available. They have had a number of Chinese films that our family has enjoyed watching.

I know that this is not the place for non-bike related comments, but I just wanted to comment on one aspect of Blue Orders response (otherwise, nicely stated):

"The Chinese economy is capitalist. The Chinese political system is totalitarian."

While capitalism is indeed making inroads, the total system is still tightly controlled. True, unabashed capitalism as practiced by most Western societies is just too radical to dovetail with the goals of a totalitarian society. I have made three trips to the mainland (1985, 1996, & 2002), so have seen remarkable changes in both personal freedoms and economic practices, but they still have such a long way to go.
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