Chinese Checkers

My little china girl
You shouldn't mess with me
I'll ruin everything you are
I'll give you television
--China Girl, David Bowie

Sometimes it seems the good times
Never will return
A lot has changed, babe
'cause evil rules the world
--China White, Scorpions
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If one thing should be obvious following our recent economic upheavals, it is this: China is a successful capitalist, and it will flourish.

The capitalist model is mastered by Communists and slaughtered by -- well, by whatever we are these days.