newstime digest

A descending chronological look at selected headlines from The Morrock News Service

11/13/01

THE FLAGSTONE REVOLT

As China moves towards adopting a market economy, some entrenched bureaucrats still don't get it. Xiaochun Li tells of a revolutionary battle fought in the courts, instead of the streets, between a group of flagstone manufacturers and a city government that couldn't keep its nose out of their business. CHINA

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