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Article: The fast lane: Chinese society moves from calligraphy to cell phones in a compressed time frame.(economic reforms)
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- Recycling Today
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- September 1, 2005
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The visitor to China can reach conclusions about Chinese society based on one week there no better than a one-week journey to the United States can provide a complete portrait of America to an outsider.
All one can rely on are impressions of what is seen, heard or otherwise sensed and the opinions of others also visiting or, better yet, who live there.
But just a glimpse of China, based on a one-week trip to a handful of cities, demonstrates remarkable contrasts (between city and village, modern and ancient) and a pace of change that is staggering.
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