There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control.

Its a wonderful thing to see a segment of our population that is open and eager to learn more about Chinese culture. It has filtered into the mainstream. You see credit-card ads on TV with white couples and Chinese babies.

If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.

Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.

The spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed.

Whatever is not commonly seen is condemned as alien.

Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.