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item posted 13:41:33: 01-06-06 by kyle.

I <3 Xinhua. There's just something about bureacratese -- in any language -- that never quite seems to translate across cultures:

TIANJIN, Jan. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- On Jan. 1, 2006, China implemented the alcohol circulation management regulation, which explicitly forbids alcohol vendors from selling alcoholic drinks to minors. Chinese drinks outlets and shops are not permitted to sell alcoholic beverages to minors under the age of 18.


It's the Kung-Pao of Beers. And yes, second from right, that is The Man From Hope plastered on the label of a Chinese Bud.

The aim of this first alcohol management regulation is to keep Chinese minors away from alcoholic beverages. Chinese government officials would like young people to turn their backs on alcoholic drinks in 2006.

The history of the Chinese brewing industry can be traced back 4,000 years. Alcohol has high status in traditional Chinese culture and is a frequent theme in Chinese classic poetry.

However, research carried out by the Peking University psyche health institute points out that alcohol consumption is on the rise in China, with 84.1 percent of adult Chinese men and 29.3 percent of women admitting to being regular drinkers.

Many minors are addicted to alcoholic drinks, which can cause fights and even alcoholism [ .... ]

China, nation of 1.3 billion souls, first to bring the world gun powder, the scholastic achievement test, and Movable Type (1160 years before Ben and Mena!) has at long last discovered the fake ID.


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