Mainland China is a powerful country on the global stage. Like many global powers, China will have to make several difficult choices. Some of these choices will bring this country in direct conflict with the western world. China will have to learn the art of compromise. At the same time, the West will have to be more understanding of modern China.
China is, after all, a developing country, and building an economic powerhouse is no easy task.
Jim's China is a snapshot of public opinion in China today, and his hopes and dreams represent the hopes and dreams of millions of Chinese. Jim asks us to see China through his eyes. There is much that we can learn.