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Vitamin C - Episode 52 – “So This Is Communism?”

Today I’m standing on Shanghai’s Nanjing Lu (Avenue), one of China’s most storied shopping thoroughfares. The street is a 24-7 hive of activity and — I kid you not — it’s worth it to just stand there with a cuppa joe just to watch the throngs go about their business in the district. The Double E whipped out the cam so you all could get an eyeful what “Socialism With Chinese... moreToday I’m standing on Shanghai’s Nanjing Lu (Avenue), one of China’s most storied shopping thoroughfares. The street is a 24-7 hive of activity and — I kid you not — it’s worth it to just stand there with a cuppa joe just to watch the throngs go about their business in the district. The Double E whipped out the cam so you all could get an eyeful what “Socialism With Chinese Characteristics” looks like. The harsh reality of the matter is that everything — and yes, we mean absolutely everything — is possible in the PRC except for one thing: do nothing to challenge the nation’s authorities. view page