China Flashes Authoritarian Ways For World To See
Yes, communist utopias sure are grand aren’t they? The government can tell you exactly how to act:
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijingers breathed easier on Sunday as traffic restrictions and factory closures came into effect in a last ditch attempt to turn the often smoggy Chinese capital into a pollution-free venue for next month’s Olympics.
On a sunny but still slightly hazy day, the flow of cars was lighter than usual for a Sunday on the city’s wide roads, as vehicles with odd license plates were banned from the streets for the day. Tomorrow even-numbered cars must stay in the garage.
This sounds like something Al Gore and his apostles would LOVE to implement – forced cutbacks on driving. I hope they don’t get any ideas …
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