Today's Washington Post has an article today called Leaving for the Chinese Dream. The thrust of the article is summed up in this paragraph:For a growing number of the world's emigrants, China -- not the United States -- is the land where opportunities are endless, individual enterprise is rewarded and tolerance is universal.
And just to drive the point home, the star of the articles is Khaled Rasheed, from Iraq.
Who would have bet a nickel on this eventuality back in the days of the White Boned Demon and the Gang of Four?
Elsewhere on the news web I saw an article on musicians, dancers, and other artists from overseas just giving up on US tours because the visa system is just too burdensome. I hope to remember where I saw it! Ah, found it.
Important, important articles.
Image: A modern painting by Mian Situ, The Golden Mountain-Arriving San Francisco, 1865
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