All: if you post in this thread, please avoid two scourges: (1) comments on the evils of communism or the opposite—we've all heard it a million times and nothing new on it will ever come out of an internet forum. (2) any trace of nationalistic flamebait from any side.

I'm putting up this banner because every thread related to China has been degenerating badly lately. The idea of HN is to avoid such "night in which all cows are black" threads, so please stick to specifics.