#chinaimpressions

[jorgenguldmann]

We are behind, and the gap is growing

My latest trip to China changed far more perceptions than I expected. Before I begin, I want to acknowledge that the title We are behind, and the gap is growing may sound offensive. That is not my intention. It is simply a wakeup call, because what I experienced challenged many of the assumptions I arrived with. I came with the picture that is so often painted in the West, a closed country with…

We are behind, and the gap is growing