国内英语资讯:China Focus: Chinas development through the eyes of long-term expats
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 24-- <span word="About">About</span> 800,000 <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="insights">insights</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="AN">AN</span> <span word="AMERICAN">AMERICAN</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="XIAMEN">XIAMEN</span></p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> 29 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MBA">MBA</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Xiamen">Xiamen</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1988, <span word="William">William</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xiamen">Xiamen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fujian">Fujian</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="Xiamen">Xiamen</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="stationed">stationed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miserable">miserable</span> 18-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="fumes">fumes</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> "<span word="really">really</span> <span word="backward">backward</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="moderately">moderately</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="over">over</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="English">English</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Xiamen">Xiamen</span>.</p><p><span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bookstore">bookstore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p>
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