Charles,

>China - state control the economy with the army and party officials having control positions in industry with a workforce controlled by organs of the state. There really is a model for that - Italy, Germany, Spain in the 1930's. Fascism with an Asian face.

errr... I'd like to view your definition of fasism and how this fits within china's politics, because I can't see any comparison here.

>But the dragon swallowed Hong Kong - and as we see now in Shanghai - Hong Kong may yet digest the dragon. <s>

True...

Walter,