China opens up to capitalism
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In may 19 80, the chinese government declared the city of shen jen to be a special economic zone. This allowed capitalist economic activity in the country for the first time since the communist revolution. Mary ann o'donnell is an artist and ethnographer who's been living in shenjen since 19 95. Itabaffo: Setting up a capitalist system is ugly. That's true anywhere it's happened.
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