An unbelievable but true story

This shirt, from my 1992 campaign for State Senate, was purchased at a used clothing stall by one of my Chinese colleagues. One can hardly imagine the route it took to get here. It is a bit tattered but sold for a reported $.30 (US)

December 5, 2008

December 5th 2008
The collapse of world markets has been a wake up call for the Chinese leadership, one they thought they would never have to hear. The pre-crisis narrative had been that with their “socialism with Chinese characteristics”, the boom and bust cycles characteristic of capitalism had been tamed once and for all. The experience here during the Asian economic crisis of 1997 only reinforced this belie ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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