And this is the BIG one for the Communist Party of China, the once-every-5-years unveiling-the-next-master-plan one.
Now this might very easily pass by completely unnoticed..... except for:
1) They have built eyesore scaffolding pylons (I hope temporary) down in Drum Tower Square to augment the floodlighting of the two historic watchtowers there.
2) The police have suddenly become very visible. There is a squad car parked permanently outside my local subway station.
3) Most of the beggars have been mysteriously swept clear from the streets and the subway trains. (Expect this to be 10 times more thorough and ruthless during the Olympics next year.)
4) The 7pm news on CCTV-9 (the 'international', all-in-English TV channel) becomes even more boring and propaganda-laden than before - something you would scarcely have thought possible.
It's a funny old world.
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