At the core of contemporary China is a contradiction: it’s the world’s most prominent Communist-ruled country, yet it’s found steadily increasing affluence in recent decades by embracing a degree of entrepreneurship and market competition that would make Ronald Reagan drool in envy.

In some cases, all that capitalism can lead to situations in the People’s Republic that sound like a bit like unintentional parody.

Recent video shared by China Insider — an outlet co-produced by anti-China media groups NTD and The Epoch Times, for what it’s worth — shows an incredible video of a woman forced to scan a QR code with her phone in order to activate a toilet paper dispenser.

After scanning the code, the woman has the choice to either pay a few cents for some bathroom tissue — or, strikingly, wat

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