The time is approaching when my family and I will leave our mountain retreat in the heart of China. This year will be our last complete season running the Lodge, the coffee shop and restaurant we set up six years ago. The children’s education, a last stab at a proper career, and the next revolution mean that we’ll be leaving China and heading to England soon.
I have lived and worked in China for 15 years. I first came here as a student almost 30 years ago. I have lived in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, the three biggest cities, and for the past six years in Moganshan, one of the smallest villages. In the cities I shortened my lifespan by smoking and drinking to excess, stepping outside and breathing, and trying to build a “China business.” In Moganshan I might have earned a few years back thanks to the mountain
Wayne
No other developing country in the world has succeeded like China over the past 60 years. Compare China to ‘democratic’ India in terms of life expectancy, GDP, growth rate, etc ….and you will understand why Western democracy is a crock of sh** when applied to China.