Spot on. Sometimes I get the feeling that China isn't one country, but a loose confederacy stitched together by military and propaganda. Taiwan might as well

Spot on. Sometimes I get the feeling that China isn't one country, but a loose confederacy stitched together by military and propaganda. Taiwan might as well be another planet. I've only spent a little bit of time in Shanghai, but I believe you. The unfortunate thing is that the top universities are mostly concentrated here in Beijing, and thanks to the hukou system, the best and brightest tend to stay here.