Letters

Seeing is believing

I am proud to be a witness to China's fascinating culture and economic development. They have taught me how China has risen from almost nothing to something, from "grass to grace", and from poverty to wealth. I am African, and I hope to become a decision-maker someday and apply some of China's developmental ideas in my country.

I used to have the wrong idea about China, such as China is a poor country where people wear no shoes (from numerous documentaries and movies), China is a land of kungfu where everybody can do somersaults and perform stunts like in the movies (thanks to Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Chow Yen-Fat and Jackie Chan), all Chinese people ride bicycles and there are very few cars in China, and Chinese people lead an archaic lifestyle.