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I got a very interesting email from a regular reader of this blog. He lives in Zhengzhou in Henan Province, and recently had an unusual experience trying to buy a computer. I can't vouch that his experience is the same... ...full story at Tim Johnson

from Tim Johnson on Sat, Mar 21 2009

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