Good news everyone! Newgrounds is not blocked in China!

Yes, its true. I'm sitting here in my office in Beijing typing up this blog now. China isn't nearly as Communist as everyone state-side seems to think it is. From the past month of me living here, I've notied that thus far (at least in the capital city, Beijing) China is mostly capitalistic while saying and trying to put on a facade of Communism. There is definately a little more direct government control over things in comparison to the United States, such as the complete censorship of porn, the ultra strict gun laws, and the regulation of gas price to a national standard, but there isn't crazy communist things like meal tickets or people wearing commi-uniforms marching around all the time. While I hate the whole censorship thing, which screams totalitarianism, people live their lives in a very similar fashion as typical Americans do. After staying here for about a year I'll type up a nice little report that will give a fair comparison and contrast of China and the United States, going into extensive details of the types of people, how businesses are run, etc.

Meanwhile in China I plan to get back into animating again. As the link suggests, I need to get back into practice. See it for more details. I'd write more this morning but I have to teach a class in 20 minutes.

Anything major going on in the United States? I haven't really been keeping up with American news.