In 2007, Chris was on a guided tour of Beijing and happened on a curious, newly built neighborhood: it was a cul de sac of oversized faux Tudors looking for all the world like an Olde English theme park. How, he wondered, could such conspicuous construction be condoned in a land still firmly ruled by the Party? Wasn’t it decried for what it was – the ultimate in capitalist folly? His guide offered a wry answer: “In China, if it works, we call it Communism and move on.”