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2008-12-17 China-Japan-Koreas

With strikes, China's middle class vents anger

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Posted by eltoroverde 2008-12-17 08:01|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 In the past 30 years of economic liberalization, younger Chinese have come to see these things not as a luxury of modern life but as a right.

So, they've become coastie limousine liberals. Not that they are really hungry rural farmers just tying to feed their families, they believe they are equally if not more so deprived.

Posted by P2k on holiday 2008-12-17 10:01|| 2008-12-17 10:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Did we make the list?

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-17 12:50|| 2008-12-17 12:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Goodwill clothing sale?

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-17 12:53|| 2008-12-17 12:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Did we make the list?

That was the Chinese Forbes 400 list. By definition, in-country only. I've heard that the average Chinese tycoon ain't real happy about appearing on that list - China's rapacious tax and regulatory officials use it as a prospect list, either for personal enrichment, via bribes, or career advancement, via politically-motivated prosecutions.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-12-17 12:57|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-12-17 12:57|| Front Page Top

#5 China's history teaches that the peasants won't be far behind. Then the real fun starts.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-12-17 13:12|| 2008-12-17 13:12|| Front Page Top

#6 I thought a lot of the strikes were by workers who discovered their employer had shuttered the factory over night

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-12-17 13:18|| 2008-12-17 13:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Dear Mods,

In my pre-caffeinated early morning stupor, I have good reason to believe I may have mis-categorized the original posting. If so, thanks so much for cleaning it up and I pledge to be more mindful going forward.

Sincerely,
etv

Posted by eltoroverde 2008-12-17 13:20|| 2008-12-17 13:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Goodwill clothing sale?
Brings back memories of karaoke in China (without the hats of course). Best not say any more in case I get censored :)

Posted by tipper 2008-12-17 22:25|| 2008-12-17 22:25|| Front Page Top

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