Originally Posted by johnny99
They are moving to a more free market economy in at least the eastern industrial cities, but the government is still very brutal with little respect for workers right's or even basic human rights (like almost anything in the USA Bill of Rights). It is definately not the kind of place I would like to grow up in.
I didn't mean to come across as an apologist for the current regime in China. I generally agree with you; their political rights record is abysmal. But that's what the party has decided is needed to pull a billion people to economic well being. They're up for a major upheaval when the people decide they want both economic and political rights.
Sorry for the thread hijack. Let's get back to discussing Habanero's bikes.