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Henry's avatar

I’ve just come back from China.

Though Hunnan province might not mirror the rest of the country I can say that as literally the only ‘White Man’ in a city of 400,000 Chinese where I stayed I was treated with respect, kindness, and consideration. Nobody even looked at me and I felt ‘accommodated’, which seems to be the Chinese way with most things in life.

I flew in and out through Shanghai which gave me some insight into an urban metropolis of c26 million people, where the city and suburbs are so so large it can take 5 hours to cross from side to the other.

I’m sure Shanghai has its problems but all I saw was a super efficient transport infrastructure (including the awesome 400kph ‘Maglev’ train from airport to city centre) and, again, kindness, consideration and an unmistakable commitment to service and improvement.

The West needs to take note and be fearful.

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Edward Bernaysauce's avatar

I love 'Jina' ! - as long as it has a decent social credit score...

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