Skateboarding with Chinese Characteristics
June 25, 2008
Source: US-China Today
Forget soybeans, aircrafts, and pharmaceuticals. Popular culture is America's most influential export. However, with the careful level of scrutiny on all Western products entering China's borders, what are the prospects for skateboarding in China?
After all, in America, skateboarding was once stigmatized for its rebellious edge. Fears that skateboarding was linked to illegal drug use, anti-establishment attitudes, and a disregard for public property caused commentators and parents across America to fret. But in China, skateboarding seems to have earned the government's stamp of approval.
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