CBA IDEALOGY FROM HOME (Kunming City)

LOOKING FOR a place to cash travellers cheques we paused outside a bank called the HUA XIA BANK. Kathryn explained that this translates to "Common Prosperity Bank".

There are signs everywhere announcing the second GMS summit in Kunming to organise 'People's Common Prosperity' - and idea similar to the egalitarian Commonwealth Federation of home. Arguably - Australia's egalitarian culture was achieved not through government institutions and conferences, but through massive trade unions and bloody-minded employee solidarity.