His town erected a statue of Chairman Mao in 1993. The mayor of Huaxi does post his own Mao-style slogans in the town square, urging people not be greedy. But he also sports a Rolex. Poverty is not socialism. We enjoy free housing, free utilities.
Kids get free education, including college.
Through hard work and collective effort, we produced wealth. It took a lot of hard work to get where we are today. And that's an economy based on public ownership, says Luo. While admitting that his town is not as wealthy as Huaxi, Nanjie leader Wang says the two villages are not so different after all. We both believe in collective ownership and common prosperity.