paper extol
their new place in the world order, and sympathize with a decaying America.
There’s a certain smugness in the Chinese papers that irritates me, that
suddenly America is second
rate and China
is the new leader of the world. Why then, can I not access my blog in this
modern country? Why do I have to pretend I’m in Argentina by using a fake IP
address?
Next stop Shanghai, home to the best shopping in Asia, where
we plan to stock up on souvenirs and purchase a couple of fake Rolex watches.
Then we finish our last month in China,
with stops in Xian and Beijing, and a side trip
to another one of China’s
sacred mountains – Hua Shan. I just hope and pray we added enough minutes to
our cell phone to last another month.<-->