I am no fan of China and have laid it out many a times why I feel that supporting China is just giving support to a despotic oppressive communist regime. The recent protests by Tibetans and China’s ruthless crackdown brings back memories of Tianamen Square and a multitude of such other events over the decades. BDonline has a very interesting article where they pose the question “Should western architects accept commissions in China”. Below is the NO arguement by William Menking, a professor w
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