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by notarealllama 525 days ago
My experience in mainland China cerca 2003 is notably missing from this thread.

Entire markets with "daoban" (pirate) DVDs, music, and importantly - English language software.

The fascinating thing was the corruption and collusion with local authorities; occasionally I would go to a shop almost completely barren, it's because cops were scheduled to show up soon.