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China’s #IceBoy proves communism doesn’t work in the cold

By Tom Rogan

Published January 11, 2018 4:50pm ET

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China’s #IceBoy proves communism doesn’t work in the cold — Improvements to Chinese living standards have flowed as the results of low cost production and a vast export-focused economy. And these improvements have not been shared across all of society. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) | Ng Han Guan

China has been rocked by the image of an 8 year-old boy who nearly freezes every day.

Why is he at risk?

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