Ambassador to the PRC Bush, IIRC.
Thing about Chinese culture is, it appears different depending on your position.
Bush would have been treated almost as a god. His ego would have been on utter overload, 24/7 from the moment he set foot on the CAAC flight there, until his departure.
His impression of China would have been utterly unrealistic.
Ask average Tibetans, for a more rational view. Then think about what is different about those two (equally valid) realities of China.
One word:
Power.
We are becoming less powerful. We will see a terrible change, in China, as that happens.
>>We are becoming less powerful. We will see a terrible change, in China, as that happens.<<
All we have to do is look at China through the eyes of one of its citizens. If you have lots of money, you’ll be OK. No money means walk lightly.