>almost feels like a country within a country Exactly how I always saw the "new" China. Ever since my first intro to it in the early 90's. All of these are cit

>almost feels like a country within a country Exactly how I always saw the "new" China. Ever since my first intro to it in the early 90's. All of these are city-states trying to get as rich as they can, while acting as partners with each other for the favor of Beijing, and simultaneously competitors with each other for the favor of Beijing. If you go to all these places and they feel very different from each other. (At least, as an outsider they really felt different to me.)