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tourist visa is usually 30 days. extendable once. so a one year stoodent visa with travel was nice. same fo other reasons to want extended stay. this creackdown is china wide not just kunming. some people work in hotels and reestaorants, remember not all stoodents are from rich families some are from developing countires. soem others do trading and export to friends in home countries for stuff they cannot get cheap at home and send it via mail. some are sex workers. others sex tourists. some are engaged in other criminal activities. who put the crack in crackdown?
Starbucks' thirst for Yunnan coffee growing
Posted byso you will have to stand in line for longer waiting for your starbucks experience
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted bycash incentives would work for poor parents, and it is not as if this incentive systme could be abused by local officials, now is it? but i like the way your thingking
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted byit and is nearly impossible to make the poor demand accountability because they now pay 1% tax
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted byassumption1- even 1% taxation of the little they have would have big impact on their awareness of their rights and privileges.
assumtion2 - it would tell them that they pay for even the limited resources they get, and it would be in their best interest to actually use them.
assumti9on3 – there is a connection between education and But there is psychological barrier to accept such "gifts". "" assumes they see staturtory education as gift
assumption4 as to reasons why they work in the big city. Some rather leave their children behind and go earn the money themselves from coast. Some rather die quietly in their homes than early enough access even the limited medical services that they are entitled to.''
assumption 5. this is achievable. The poor themselves must be activated to ask and accept those services.
Government sues parents to get kids back to school
Posted bythere you go again, asume asume asume.and then making leaps about causality, very patronizing.