Everything runs on bribery and force. Just like Chicago.
Ha.
Yes. I was thinking that it was run somewhat like an organized crime ring, with the local government in cahoots, and the federal government trying ineffectively to stop it.
The people are very entrepreneurial, and there is a lot of competition at every level from sidewalk vendors, to individuals buying retail space in shopping malls, to people starting manufacturing enterprises, so it’s very much like capitalism, but absolutely no rule of law.
On another topic, I also find the Chinese people to be very proud of their country, and proud to be Chinese. They generally believe that China is a country that wants to peacefully take its place in the modern world. I find this attitude somewhat refreshing, since I see so many people in the United States who hate their own country. That’s very strange, and unusual in the world, I think.
Most of the Chnese I know also look to the United States as a wonderful place due to it’s economic and personal freedoms.