Sunday October 24

In Sunday's paper, in the International section, there was an article about Chinese rock fans at a four day music festival put on by the Communist party.  In the opening paragraph, it made it sound exactly like rock fans in the US.  They said that the people spoke out against the country's leaders, were tattooed college students, and sold cannabis themed merchandise.  How is this different from any other country? Also, the festival is run by the Communist Party, which I find to be strange.