Parallel construction is a crime in itself
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Closing the Barndoor after the livestock have escaped
Cell phone accounts: no regulatory oversight
This pattern of deregulated modernization isn't just a pattern. It's a scandal.
Basically true, but not much more than that for most Chinese. The urban modern success story presented to the world is a surprisingly small segment of a notably larger population and even for many in that smaller more fortunate segment the gravy days are long ago and no sign of returning yet.
https://eastasiaforum.org/2011/08/19/in-the-city-but-not-of-...