Romano: Americans look East now
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Carlin">Carlin</span> <span word="Romano">Romano</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="China">China</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="glimpse">glimpse</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energetic">energetic</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="are">are</span>," <span word="Romano">Romano</span> <span word="adds">adds</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span>, <span word="Romano">Romano</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Educated">Educated</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lectures">lectures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Fifty">Fifty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 25 <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="from">from</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="notices">notices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happenings">happenings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>.</p>
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