China wants to be a capitalist country. Socially, they are more like the US was 50 or more years ago. I like the Chinese people. China is becoming far more of a free country even as we become less so.
I don't know about them being more like us 50 years ago, since I can remember 50 years ago and I don't recall in my lifetime giving girls up for adoption so we could have the 1 boy child or any group other than the Mormons having an issue with not being able to be polybamous. According to what one friend I have there told me many Chinese men have more than one family on different sides of the city. But we are moving closer toward one another as to economic practice that's for sure. They are the nicest and most civil people on earth. If it weren't for their accent, they could be southern Americans! It hurt my heart to see one of my group crawl all over one she was doing business with. It was over a few pieces of change at the bank in the hotel, less than a couple of pennies in our currency. But when we went to shop, they didn't charge us the change we owed. All our purchases were with full bills, with the price figured in our favor.
Had always planned to go back and spend several months, maybe even a year, and teach at the university nursing school in Beijing. But now that I'm sick, unless I can get off this pump I know I never will. There are many things I would like to see there too, but I particularly liked haggling with the street vendors! And I wouldn't take a million dollars for the jade elephant my friend gave me.
I have many friends and some relatives that are Chinese Nationals. The one thing comparable is that in China to live in the cities, the govenment tells women they can't have more than one child. In the US, democrats through their propaganda tells women they don't want more that one child, preferably not any children at all. In rural China there isn't a one child policy at all. The per capital abortion rate is similar. There are many Chinese kids in my art school. They are intelligent, educated, have excellent manners, can carry on a decent conversation, and are very motivated. Even at 6 a Chinese child knows exactly what they intend to do as an adult and is working toward that goal. They don't take drugs, drink, they aren't promiscuous and prioritize education, then work, then family. We have a few Americans in my school but no American children at all. I doubt if American parents even think about it, or maybe the school doesn't let them in because American kids would be disruptive. In any case we don't have any, and I'm glad of it.
I find the Chinese an admirable people. Far superior to the local Americans in every way.
