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China's Utopian village

China's Utopian village (01:58) Report Email Video | Digg Video | Embed Video: Nov 21 - Marx-envisioned Communist Utopia comes true in China's Huaxi Village. Everyone in Huaxi village is well-off, but it doesn't solve the widening rich-poor gap...

from YouTube on Thu, Nov 22 2007

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