Trouble in China
November 12, 2006, 11:34 am |
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By Andrew L. Jaffee
Is the experiment by Chinese communists with capitalism (an oxymoron in itself) starting to let the genie out of the bottle? Charging for medical treatment in the great peoples’ paradise? From the BBC:
About 2,000 people protested outside a hospital in southwest China after a boy died after mistakenly drinking pesticide, a human rights group says.
Doctors told Xiong Hongwie’s grandfather he did not have enough money for treatment, the group said.
After the boy died protesters attacked the Guangan No.2 People’s Hospital in Sichuan province. At least 10 people were injured in clashes with police.
Related: Economy, China, Communism / Socialism
November 12th, 2006 at 8:51 pm
Chinese workers have been protesting enmass for years now. Its a wonder that the economic engine keeps running. Great info on the subject at http://www.chinaworker.info and the book
“Is China Capitalist?”
November 13th, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Here’s an article I wrote about China’s “kulaks” (nouveau riche) taking away the homes of the common people — in the workers’ paradise, no less. I’ve heard that the new party slogan is, “wealth is happiness” (I’m not kidding).