I recently went to China for coverage for two weeks and at that time I had some expectations. Officially, China is still a developing country. I consider myself well aware of both developing and developed countries because I grew up in India and spent most of my adult life in England.
According to the information, I expect that China is more like India than Britain. In 2016, after adjusting for purchasing power parity, China's per capita GDP was 155,350 US dollars - closer to India's 6,572 instead of the United Kingdom's 4.2609 million. I expect that China's trains and subways will be more modern than India's, but all are chaotic. I would like to be more courteous to customer service, but equally annoying. In other words, I think that China, as a developing country, will prove everything in all respects, large and small.
The result I was wrong. My two-week experience in China made me feel like I was visiting a country rich in wealth that I had visited in the past. This trip to China made it clear to me how important it is for Westerners to change our perception of China so that we can make more informed decisions - especially in recognition of our own place in the world relative to other countries.
I used to greatly underestimate the impact of China's economic growth. Subway is very advanced, spacious and air-conditioned. Metro, high-speed rail and even Shanghai's short-range high-speed maglev trains have 4G mobile phone network. Taxis are easy to type and cheap, though most have a smoke smell. Convenience stores can be seen everywhere.
Sometimes the staff at restaurants, shopping malls and train stations seem overworked, but they are always polite and efficient. The price tag in the store, there is no need to bargain. I did not meet a seller made me unhappy, nor did I encounter a stranger on the temporary table interfere with me.
My own ignorance may be one reason I have a wrong opinion about China, but Jonathan Wortzel, a director at McKinsey & Company Limited, believes that other reasons may lie in the biased view of scholars and think tanks that The formation of this false notion played a role in fueling the situation. He pointed out: "My 30-year working and living experience in China proves that this one-sided view is far from the truth."...
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