The Padres are in China, and Gaslamp Ball provides links to relevant stories on the trip.

My daughter visited China two years ago on a school trip. The two interesting things she noticed were:

• Soldiers were everywhere.
• The Chinese went out of their way to explain they had no classes, yet a stratification of society was clearly evident walking around the cities where beggars abound.

She really loved the trip and the family that hosted her stay, but she also understood the reality of China. I wonder if the players and press on this trip are going to be insulated from that?

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