CHINA is in the midst of snowballing economic changes that are naturally affecting society deeply. Take bikes, for example, one of China’s main modes of transportation. Chinese-made, cheap, heavy, black, steel, mass-...CHINA is in the midst of snowballing economic changes that are naturally affecting society deeply. Take bikes, for example, one of China’s main modes of transportation. Chinese-made, cheap, heavy, black, steel, mass-produced bikes are being replaced by imported mountain bikes or tenspeeds. People are clearly making more money and are able to afford such fast, colorful imported products. Financial disparity is more apparent. One man who sells cigarettes and gum from a corrugated tin shack next to others who sell bike seats, fix shoes and make eys in a free market is now clad in展开更多
文摘CHINA is in the midst of snowballing economic changes that are naturally affecting society deeply. Take bikes, for example, one of China’s main modes of transportation. Chinese-made, cheap, heavy, black, steel, mass-produced bikes are being replaced by imported mountain bikes or tenspeeds. People are clearly making more money and are able to afford such fast, colorful imported products. Financial disparity is more apparent. One man who sells cigarettes and gum from a corrugated tin shack next to others who sell bike seats, fix shoes and make eys in a free market is now clad in
