DVD

There are certain freedoms here in China, not found in Europe anymore. One is to be able to go to the video-store and buy DVDs for 1 Euro a piece. I have mentioned earlier, this market of copying and distributing media is not centrally controlled by anyone, at least not yet. This is the reason why government censuring of a film or book is so ineffective in China.

However, this is about to change. Stores that sell copy-DVDs and CDs are becoming rare, the police is increasingly closing them down. This appears to happen against the backdrop of the demands of major firms and the WTO. Political reasons on the other hand, seem not to be involved.

It's too bad that this freedom of consumption is being curtailed. There will be less surprises in the future. Like when I went to the store 2 days ago. To my surprise, I found the Oscar-winning documentary "The Blood of Yangzhou District".
Brief synopsis:
"A year in the life of children in the remote villages of Anhui Province, China, who have lost their parents to AIDS. Traditional obligations to family and village collide with terror of the disease."

To be sure, this film is not what the government here would want people to watch.
In the store it can be found placed just next to 'Virgin Wars' ...