A Strange 60th

China today celebrated the 60th anniversary of Communist China’s creation, when Mao Zedong told the world, “the Chinese people have now stood up.” No one doubts Mao’s words now. China is an astounding economic success, due to the dedication and hard work of hundreds of millions of Chinese. Of course, this is more Deng Xiaoping’s China than it is Mao’s. It’s Deng who had the vision decades after Mao uttered his words to institute capitalism in China, thereby unleashing the drive of China’s population.

So maybe it’s odd to celebrate Mao’s anniversary. But odder still is the way China is celebrating its national day, doing so without ordinary people, in fact banning them from central Beijing and putting the surrounding six provinces under marshal law. People only get to watch the festivities [picture, click to enlarge] on TV! How unlike America. And how insecure of the Chinese regime, to separate itself from its own people.