2007 was a good year. I went on an unforgettable journey through China. So far so good, except that the original purpose of me going on this journey remains unmet:

The idea, however, is not dead. I still want to paint a picture of a China as I have come to see it in the fifteen years that I've been in Greater China. It is a picture that appears quite a bit different than what I read about China in much of the Western media. It is different because it is shaped by experiences with the common people of China rather than experiences in big business or the formal study of Chinese culture or history. It is also different in that it is by and large more hopeful and positive.