John Batchelor- 50 Years Since Chinese Cultural Revolution torrent

John Batchelor Podcast May 16, 2016

Fifty Years Since the Cultural Revolution, 5/16/66: Militarizing South China Sea; Pyonghattan Gentrification. Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Conference in DC. @gordongchang. @thadmccotter. @frosedc

Fifty Years Since the Cultural Revolution, 5/16/66: Militarizing South China Sea; #Pyonghattan Gentrification. Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Conference in DC. @gordongchang. @thadmccotter. @frosedc.

“…Women like to wear leggings and tight tops — Elle is the most popular brand among women, while men prefer Adidas and Nike — she said. When young people go to China, they travel armed with shopping lists from their friends for workout gear.

At a leisure complex next to the bowling alley in the middle of Pyongyang, they run on the treadmills, which show #Disney cartoons on the monitors, or do yoga.

The complex also has a fancy restaurant that advertises for wedding functions — glitzy ­venues cost as much as $500 an hour — and a coffee shop, where most drinks are priced between $4 and $8, although an iced mocha costs $9.

“It’s a cool spot. When you’re in there it feels like you could be anywhere in the world,” said Andray Abrahamian, who is British and helps run an exchange program that provides financial training to #NorthKoreans. He recently played squash on one of the three courts at the center. “It’s not cheap. It’s a few dollars for a class. It’s definitely for people who have disposable income.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-koreas-one-percenters-savor-life-in-pyonghattan/2016/05/14/9f3b47ea-15fa-11e6-971a-dadf9ab18869_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_pyonghattan-930pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

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