| It is the third time I come to Beijing, the capital city of | | | | China. "Due to the financial crisis, China is the only |
| China. But it is the first time I come in winter and plan to | | | | country which keeps its growth and contributes a lot |
| spend the whole vacation in this city. | | | | to the world economy." President Kennedy must like |
| One of the most frequent asked questions is "Is there | | | | this country. It seemed no one in this country asked |
| any difference since you left 2 years ago?" If you had | | | | what the country did for them but eager to contribute |
| lived in China for some time, you will know this is not | | | | their part to the country. |
| really a question. What they really want to hear is the | | | | But as time went by, I did see quite a few young |
| fact that you agree with them, and that make them | | | | Chinese stands up and express their view. This time I |
| satisfied. | | | | was asked "What is your view towards global |
| My young Chinese friend seemed to be proud of the | | | | warming?" As a tourist, I have no answer to that |
| development of the whole country. Two years ago | | | | question. So far as I am concerned, Beijing is freezing |
| they would like to talk to talk about the stock market, | | | | cold. My friend who lived in Beijing for the last 8 years |
| even I was just a tourist by then, I was treated like the | | | | also said this is coolest winter he ever experienced in |
| Nobel winner, wherever I went, one of the questions | | | | China. |
| waiting is definitely this "What is your opinion about the | | | | But it is cool to have my adventure back in China, it is |
| Chinese stock market?" And that is a question I do not | | | | time to have fun after a hard year. I bet I have seen |
| have a single clue of opinion. | | | | more Christmas trees here than back in New York. |
| Now my friends like to talk about the GDP growth of | | | | And I am about to ski in the nearby county. |