Wed 17 Oct 2007
Closing the door to reform in China?
Posted by Jimmy Lin under China and Taiwan
1 Comment
I found this New York Times headline puzzling:
China’s Leader Closes Door to Reform
This assumes the door was open to begin with.
Wed 17 Oct 2007
Posted by Jimmy Lin under China and Taiwan
1 Comment
I found this New York Times headline puzzling:
China’s Leader Closes Door to Reform
This assumes the door was open to begin with.
October 17, 2007 at 9:20 pm
In a country caught in the perpetual contradiction between cultural fundamentalism and large scale hyper-rapid modernization, is it even meaningful to characterize the door to reform as “open” or “closed”? I’d say it’s closer to a revolving door. Change trickles inexorably through– usually not of the kind that was desired or even expected– and oblivious of any of the efforts, by government or anyone else, to either encourage or regulate it.