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January 26, 2006
China's Most Impressive Product
Economist John Rutledge, a frequent traveler to China, comments on why he travels there every month:
The enthusiasm of young students in China is infectious. They believe in the American dream, that they can achieve anything through hard work. They are natural friends for Americans. We just have to make the effort to get to know them.
My travelmates and I were talking about this very subject during our recent China trip. China’s most impressive product right now is its young people. Whatever shortcomings they have they make up for in a willingness to work very hard, an infectious enthusiasm, and an voracious curiosity.
My experience is also the same at that of John Rutledge: China’s young people have an admiration and avid interest in America. They don’t always agree with U.S. foreign policy—-that’s another subject—-but they love America’s capitalist example and the ability people in this country have to climb the economic ladder. Yes, they do.
They want to know us, and we indeed should get to know them.
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