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September 25, 2008


All Animals Are Equal…

but some animals are more equal than others:

“While China grapples with its latest tainted food crisis, the political elite are served the choicest, safest delicacies. They get hormone-free beef from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, organic tea from the foothills of Tibet and rice watered by melted mountain snow. And it’s all supplied by a special government outfit that provides all-organic goods from farms working under the strictest guidelines.”

Pigs standing on their hind legs?

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 12:08 pm (utc+8) and is filed under China.

5 Responses to “All Animals Are Equal…”

  1. drummania said:
    September 25th, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    I love Animal Farm!

  2. C. Maoxian said:
    September 25th, 2008 at 10:33 pm

    @drum: Is there a Chinese translation?

  3. speed said:
    September 26th, 2008 at 8:16 am

    As far as I know, there are at least five Chinese translations circulating during the past 30 years, 2 of which are for kids.

    http://search.dangdang.com/search.aspx?selectcatalog=&key=%B6%AF%CE%EF%D7%AF%D4%B0&search=%CB%D1+%CB%F7&catalog=&SearchFromTop=1

  4. Keith Shepard said:
    September 26th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    At least you guys can short. “China Approves Short Selling” - http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ajvJdZpdH3LQ&refer=home

    (Bloomberg) — China’s cabinet agreed to let investors buy shares on credit and sell borrowed stock to help develop Asia’s second-largest market after prices and trading volumes slumped, an official familiar with the plan said.

  5. C. Maoxian said:
    September 26th, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    @speed: Interesting (times have changed)… and thanks for the link.

    @Keith: Thanks for the link… like everything else in China, it all comes down to “implementation,” and I’m anxious to see how it’ll work out.

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