It's very interesting hearing different people's opinions and predictions about what China's future holds. My brother is working on writing a book/articles on how most of the world works on a zero-sum model of business economics (and worldview, too).
China is a great example of this, as seen in a Wall Street Journal article (here) about how in the medal race in the Beijing Olympics the Chinese only really count gold medals.
Personally, the opening ceremonies of the Olympics thoroughly creeped me out (especially this) and made me not all that excited for the Chinese to take over the world.
Linked from Boing Boing, here's 5 predictions for the future of China, they sound pretty plausible: "Coming Soon from China: Dystopic Futures, the Next Steve Jobs, and a World Full of Drumming Androids"
In other news, one of my best friends, Caroline, is leaving for Hong Kong next week for the semester. I can't wait to hear what she thinks about the culture.
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