Behind the 'Modern' China- March 23, 2008 China can go for great stretches these days looking like the model of a postmodern, 21st-century power. Visitors to Shanghai see soaring skyscrapers and a booming economy. Conference-goers at Davos and other international confabs see sophisticated Chinese diplomats talking about "win-win" instead of "zero-sum." Western leaders meet their Chinese counterparts and see earnest technocrats trying to avoid the many pitfalls on the path to economic modernization.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/21/AR2008032102552.html?nav=r... |