Getting it right

I make every attempt to be accurate in my postings. However, since I go by what I am told, there are some inaccuracies. So, here are a couple of amendations:

Posting of August 1-- I said there was a law requiring cyclists to wear ponchos in rain. This is actually not true, but a friend of ours was stopped by the People's Police and told he must wear one. Chinese officials will often create rules on the spot, when addressing a particular situation. They are much less committed to the rule of law than we.

Posting of 9/25-- The Communist government is not totally responsible for the running of Liquin Market. I gather this venture is a collaboration between the government and a private company. Such arrangments are increasingly common in an economy where private enterprise lives side by side with government collectives.

Small entrepreneurial ventures are now permitted and even encouraged.
Above: a woman shops at a small food stand.