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So the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China started today’s work with a plenary session in the Great Hall of the People in 北京 (Běijīng), China. From an European viewpoint, much of it appears to be a déjà vu, but no European anti-hero would ever reveal the ending, if nothing else for not sounding indelicate. It was reported that in this fiscally austere congress there will be no free fruit in hotel rooms, no free hair cuts and no prawns on the menu, with no exceptions for no delegate. Not even for Olympic Goddess 吴敏霞 (Wú Mǐnxiá). That’s a scandal, comrades. While China’s President 习近平 (Xí Jìnpíng) is delighting the audience with his longest speech ever given (3 hours and 23 minutes), you may enjoy your time thinking of the infinite as a way out from the mood-as-input theories. But time never passes. Oh, if only it were possible to take a coffee break. Great taste coffee’s vending machine. 60 cents only. That’s an American price, comrades. 吴敏霞 (Wú Mǐnxiá) must be seated somewhere here, mixed in the crowd. Just like if she were not here. “Socialism is young and has made errors”, Che Guevara said. A man of few words.

Diving Queen 吴敏霞 (Wú Mǐnxiá) attending the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in the Great Hall of the People in 北京 (Běijīng), China on October 18, 2017. Photos: news.sina.com.cn.