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Last year I traveled the Silk Road, the ancient road that cuts through China. This year, it’s my opportunity to travel down China Road, Route 312, a new superhighway through modern China. Modern China, I have found, is a mass of dangerous contradictions. For one, China is an economic superpower that continues to be ruled by a despotism that severely limits individual freedom but turns a blind eye to industrial pollution and the basic human rights of workers. The Chinese people are unhappy with t
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This is a well-written, easy-to-read account of an NPR correspondent's road trip during his final days in China after being stationed there for several years. I found it absorbing and informative and feel like I now have a good idea of what modern-day China is like in all its ambiguities and paradoxes.
I just wish that, since the book was written in 2007, there were a sequel! ...more
I just wish that, since the book was written in 2007, there were a sequel! ...more
There is a lot of history from all different periods in China's history as well as an interesting account of the authors time and travels spent in China and his knowledgeable opinion on where China stands in today's world.
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