I tend to disagree with a lot of your posts, but I was actually hoping you’d have delved in a little more of what Chuckie Chan has brought to light on these complexities. Like you and Jaehwan, I could not agree more. I haven’t been to mainland China, but I have been to Singapore, and then to Hong Kong two years after the British handover. Singapore city is about the most efficient urban areas in the world in my opinion.

Just dropping in cause I haven’t posted many comments here even though I have read most of the posts in the last year or so. It would be interesting to hear more thoughts on Socialism Vs. Capitalism, especially while Wall Street is burning, and how it pertains to the Asian Diaspora.

I also don’t feel like getting into the complexity discussions about democracy as it relates to the economy of the country trying to make the conversion. There is, however, a good book on that topic here: World on Fire.