If you want some real insight into the airline industry in China, I highly recommend James Fallows' new book China Airborne. Every four years, for the last twelve years, the total number of passengers has doubled. Yet, the airspace is still strictly controlled by the military.
If you want more professional for connections to the outside world, I highly recommend Dragon Air to Hong Kong. There, you can connect to anywhere else without having to use a Chinese Airline. Singapore, Korean and Cathay Pacific are good choices. United, with it's budget woes and aging fleet, is a fair to poor choice. Air China should be avoided at all costs, domestically and internationally.
If you want some real insight into the airline industry in China, I highly recommend James Fallows' new book China Airborne. Every four years, for the last twelve years, the total number of passengers has doubled. Yet, the airspace is still strictly controlled by the military.
If you want more professional for connections to the outside world, I highly recommend Dragon Air to Hong Kong. There, you can connect to anywhere else without having to use a Chinese Airline. Singapore, Korean and Cathay Pacific are good choices. United, with it's budget woes and aging fleet, is a fair to poor choice. Air China should be avoided at all costs, domestically and internationally.
We found a very large selection of seeds at the wholesale flower market south of th city. If you've never been to the market go early, like 6:30 to 7:00 Qin the morning. You'll be in for a real treat with so much color and greenery. The seed vendors are in a couple of stalls just outside the main sales halls for the cut flowers.
I wear size 49 (13 US!). Finding shoes in Kunming was a waste of time. I wound up stocking up on shoes during my "reset-the-visa-clock" trips to Hong Kong. Large sizes were even issue in Beijing and Shanghai.
Keep in mind that I am not a lawyer and only relating my personal experience. When we bought our condo in Kunming I ran into the same issue and, as ridiculous as it seems, there are no exceptions to the limit on the $50K per year rule. I got around it by paying a large deposit one year and paying the balance the next year at closing. That still only left me with earlier savings in the Bank of China and credit cards to live on. Good luck.
My wife and were saddened to read this report and see the photos. Despite it's "commercial" bent, old town in Zhongdian was one of out favorite places in Yunnan. We will fondly remember the cheerful smiling faces of the inhabitants, the winding narrow streets and the general charm of old town.
Rebuilding will not bring back the old charm, but we hope that those who live and work there will be able to recover soon.
Can't really do investigative journalism because the subjects of this piece (young wealthy owners of expensive cars) are part of an untouchable elite who acquired their wealth and possessions the old-fashioned way.
Shoei, as with virtually all of the newly rich Chinese, they acquired their wealth through theft, corruption of government officials, exploitation of land "redevelopment" and the completely insolvent Chinese banking system. There is no way that a country could legitimately produce billionaires in approximately one generation going from full state ownership to private business without a great deal (or perhaps, exclusively) criminal activity.
It's great the government acknowledges these behavioral problems, but the proposed solution is typical of an authoritarian regime. All of these issues stem from overcrowding, poverty, lack of adequate education stressing critical thinking skills and the lack of the rule of law. Bandaid measures like behavior enforcement by the chengguan will be pitifully inadequate and are stop gap measures at best. They have to start somewhere, so how about having classroom presentations in kindergarten through third grade complete with discussion sessions where real discourse takes place?
MiZixia, you may have misunderstood the part about not choosing to be born. I didn't say anything about not enjoying life or that people would commit suicide en masse. Perhaps that is your own perspective on life. What I did say is that each generation chooses to bring life into this world. Children do not make that choice for themselves. Children owe their parents nothing. That is true for every generation.
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Blaze destroys hundreds of buildings in Shangri-la
Posted byMy wife and were saddened to read this report and see the photos. Despite it's "commercial" bent, old town in Zhongdian was one of out favorite places in Yunnan. We will fondly remember the cheerful smiling faces of the inhabitants, the winding narrow streets and the general charm of old town.
Rebuilding will not bring back the old charm, but we hope that those who live and work there will be able to recover soon.
Patrick, thanks for the in-depth coverage.
Kunming's illegal street racing scene
Posted byCan't really do investigative journalism because the subjects of this piece (young wealthy owners of expensive cars) are part of an untouchable elite who acquired their wealth and possessions the old-fashioned way.
China billionaires call for business reform
Posted byShoei, as with virtually all of the newly rich Chinese, they acquired their wealth through theft, corruption of government officials, exploitation of land "redevelopment" and the completely insolvent Chinese banking system. There is no way that a country could legitimately produce billionaires in approximately one generation going from full state ownership to private business without a great deal (or perhaps, exclusively) criminal activity.
Kunming to become more civilized
Posted byIt's great the government acknowledges these behavioral problems, but the proposed solution is typical of an authoritarian regime. All of these issues stem from overcrowding, poverty, lack of adequate education stressing critical thinking skills and the lack of the rule of law. Bandaid measures like behavior enforcement by the chengguan will be pitifully inadequate and are stop gap measures at best. They have to start somewhere, so how about having classroom presentations in kindergarten through third grade complete with discussion sessions where real discourse takes place?
Caring for Yunnan's elderly in the one-child era
Posted byMiZixia, you may have misunderstood the part about not choosing to be born. I didn't say anything about not enjoying life or that people would commit suicide en masse. Perhaps that is your own perspective on life. What I did say is that each generation chooses to bring life into this world. Children do not make that choice for themselves. Children owe their parents nothing. That is true for every generation.