China Joins the Tabloid Culture

Economic development in China has created, at least in urban areas, a thriving consumer culture. One unmistakeable indication of this appeared on Xinhuanet, which carried a photo feature, a la Joan and Melissa Rivers, on the fashions worn by stars at Cannes. Check out the photo spread here. Note the obsession with plunging necklines. Hat tip to Publius Pundit.