Two days ago in Hong Kong, thousands joined a pro-democracy march. On the same day I saw a group of people in Hengyang, Hunan province, also marching down the street.
I feel safe saying democracy was not at all on the their minds, though. Instead, the march was part of a promotion for Vivo mobile phones.
A few minutes later, I saw another group of people who were taking a break from their own march.
Again, it had nothing to do with democracy. Again, it was a promotion for a mobile phone brand—this time Oppo.
Vivo and Oppo are two Chinese brands of mobile phones often not mentioned in discussions of China's mobile phone market. Yet as the above scenes suggest, in some parts of China their presence can be easy to see.
I feel safe saying democracy was not at all on the their minds, though. Instead, the march was part of a promotion for Vivo mobile phones.
A few minutes later, I saw another group of people who were taking a break from their own march.
Again, it had nothing to do with democracy. Again, it was a promotion for a mobile phone brand—this time Oppo.
Vivo and Oppo are two Chinese brands of mobile phones often not mentioned in discussions of China's mobile phone market. Yet as the above scenes suggest, in some parts of China their presence can be easy to see.
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