BLINKING AND MISSING IT

Contra to those who believe its burgeoning interest in free trade and (pseudo-) democratic spaces signifies a loosening of political control, the Chinese government is clamping down on people's movements (and that includes their eye movements) for the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic:

"Hundreds of thousands will take part in massive parades by civilians and the military, who have been drilled so thoroughly that soldiers are only permitted to blink once every 40 seconds."