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Communist strongholds turn capitalist
Communist strongholds turn capitalist
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Nowadays, Americans do not think much about the Capitalist-Communist dichotomy that underlay the Cold War. Ideological history is said to have come to an end. Capitalism has won.
To a large extent, that is true. On the other hand, there is the astonishing fact that a picture of that arch-Communist Mao Zedong appears on the face of what is perhaps the world’s strongest currency, the Chinese yuan. The United States is heavily in debt to the central bank of the People’s Republic of China. A Communist nation has captured much manufacturing formerly done in the United States.
This book contains three stories relevant to the transition from Communism to Capitalism.
First, the author tells of his visit to Berlin in February, 1990, when the Berlin wall was being dismantled and East Germany was being absorbed into a nation firmly aligned with the West.
Second, the author and his wife have parallel adventures near Tian’anmen Square, right under that iconic portrait of Chairman Mao. The husband becomes trapped behind the wall of Beijing City as an exit is closed for the May Day holiday . Meanwhile, the wife assists a petty capitalist in selling flags and maps on the street.
Third, we experience the passion of free enterprise in a most peculiar kind of market: the yard sale. See how someone who grew up in a communist society becomes an adroit shopper at such events. Learn some of the trade secrets.
To a large extent, that is true. On the other hand, there is the astonishing fact that a picture of that arch-Communist Mao Zedong appears on the face of what is perhaps the world’s strongest currency, the Chinese yuan. The United States is heavily in debt to the central bank of the People’s Republic of China. A Communist nation has captured much manufacturing formerly done in the United States.
This book contains three stories relevant to the transition from Communism to Capitalism.
First, the author tells of his visit to Berlin in February, 1990, when the Berlin wall was being dismantled and East Germany was being absorbed into a nation firmly aligned with the West.
Second, the author and his wife have parallel adventures near Tian’anmen Square, right under that iconic portrait of Chairman Mao. The husband becomes trapped behind the wall of Beijing City as an exit is closed for the May Day holiday . Meanwhile, the wife assists a petty capitalist in selling flags and maps on the street.
Third, we experience the passion of free enterprise in a most peculiar kind of market: the yard sale. See how someone who grew up in a communist society becomes an adroit shopper at such events. Learn some of the trade secrets.
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