"Impossible is Nothing" - the tagline on this ad (lower right-hand corner) captures the current Chinese ethos. Having emerged from the shadows of a devastating Cultural Revolution with a booming economy and ready to take the World stage with the 2008 Summer Olympics, China is feeling pretty good.
This billboard is part of a series that is surrounding a huge construction site where yet another gleaming shopping complex is going up. Formerly, this site was a huge open market offering any number of fake brandname knock-offs. Having gotten rid of the market, the government can point to how they are fighting Intellectual Property Infringements. Too bad. The market was a lot of fun....
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