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Topics => World/Foreign Affairs => Topic started by: pisskop on January 31, 2013, 09:16:15 AM

Title: Chinese Austerity
Post by: pisskop on January 31, 2013, 09:16:15 AM

A claim to have banned extravagence amoung the bureaucracy in China.  '10 page report'.  I don't know what to make of it, but today's headlines over there include the horrendous smog.


http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-01/21/content_16150094.htm (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-01/21/content_16150094.htm)

Title: Re: Chinese Austerity
Post by: IronDioPriest on January 31, 2013, 10:08:38 AM

The interesting thing will be to see who is exempt, and how they will work around it. The list of changes seems largely cosmetic - particularly "Improving news reporting."

Title: Re: Chinese Austerity
Post by: benb61 on January 31, 2013, 11:13:17 AM

Quote from: IronDioPriest on January 31, 2013, 10:08:38 AM

The interesting thing will be to see who is exempt, and how they will work around it. The list of changes seems largely cosmetic - particularly "Improving news reporting."

There is no freedom of speech in China.

Title: Re: Chinese Austerity
Post by: Libertas on January 31, 2013, 11:25:07 AM

Quote from: benb61 on January 31, 2013, 11:13:17 AM

Quote from: IronDioPriest on January 31, 2013, 10:08:38 AM

The interesting thing will be to see who is exempt, and how they will work around it. The list of changes seems largely cosmetic - particularly "Improving news reporting."

There is no freedom of speech any kind in China.

FIFY!

Title: Re: Chinese Austerity
Post by: Glock32 on January 31, 2013, 10:12:15 PM

Supposedly people over there are buying canned air for breathing. No joke. Just like that scene in Spaceballs.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiabeNR_q0U

Title: Re: Chinese Austerity
Post by: Libertas on February 01, 2013, 07:19:04 AM

 ::hysterical::