In a January 2015 thread which seems to have been deleted, I posited:
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... Does The Party have a crew whose job it is to bid-up the price of anything with Mao's visage? ... If you think that line of reasoning is unreasonable, try it on from the other side: What would The Party be doing if Maomorabilia were a drug on the market, selling at deep discounts, undermining the credibility of The Party, and creating an opportunity for social instability? ...
Well, this ain't exactly that, but:
Quote:http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/o...rt-back.html Through a corporate offshoot of the People's Liberation Army, the China Poly Group, the government has turned the auction block into a patriotic battlefield.
Government purchases, rising prices ...
Q/ Close enough for forum fodder?
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
Posted 06/22/2015 1:44 pm
