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    Birding China

    Hopefully that too will go away once they get the data collection sorted out. Right now, there is chaos as the government bureaucracy has caught on to the reality that the digital world provides an enormously clearer picture of what is actually happening than their existing data collection and...
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    Birding China

    I'd expect the registration to become automatic as China integrates the already copious data streams from cell phones. Even the passport may become superfluous, once captured by the system, every transaction you make is retained and tagged with your ID. That sadly does not help at all with the...
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    Birding China

    Surely that is something that education and policy could address. China is super rich in natural resources, but has not yet developed appreciation of that. National leadership can really help here. It seems internal tourism is very much part of national policy, nature and birding seem a logical...
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    Birding China

    I'd have thought that in a quasi desert country, just asking to go to the sewage works would be a first step. Admittedly, getting back might be an issue....
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    Birding China

    Thank you, Opisska, you put your finger on the core issue. As a foreigner with no language skills, how does one get from the train or bus station to the desired hotel or birding spot?
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    Birding China

    China is about as big as the US, so a more comprehensive tour is a big deal, several weeks at least. That limits the market potential. Simultaneously, there is a residual perception that China is the world center of pollution, with meaningless environmental standards, where anything that can...
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