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    China’s Gold
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    They sound like a very exciting new investment opportunity. Gold Farms …. ah yes!, a place where rich farmers cultivate more wealth than you can possibly imagine.
    In reality, they are small, grotty internet cafes where young Chinese ‘farmers’, sometimes real farmers, work 12 hours a day, playing games.
    Yes, you heard me right. Playing games.
    This phenomenon is a [...]



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