Just an ave wkend
2005 has been declared "The Year of France in China". The last time that happened was the Opium wars and boxer rebellion. But now it's a different sort of invasion, that of cutting-edge French electronica for an outdoor wkend festival. Try this for the English version. It started at 3pm, but until 6pm I swear there were more police than people...they are wary of large outdoor crowds (for some reason), esp foreigners. Yesterday I read that Beijing City govt employes 440,000 for it's security service!! Good luck with the Olympics guys!! oh yeah...the music was great and it was def fun!!
Feeling nostalgic for the company of guards, I checkout out Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City on Sunday. Now, before you get the impression China has guards everywhere, that is not the case. The Square is under constant surveillance and you know the guards are there, ready to pounce on any hapless demonstraor, but you really don't see them. In fact, China is slowly changing and allowing more freedom to complain.
Feeling nostalgic for the company of guards, I checkout out Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City on Sunday. Now, before you get the impression China has guards everywhere, that is not the case. The Square is under constant surveillance and you know the guards are there, ready to pounce on any hapless demonstraor, but you really don't see them. In fact, China is slowly changing and allowing more freedom to complain.
8:07 PMJames!!! Small world, wow! We are going to be almost neighbors soon enough. Party in China! Wooo!!!
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