By: Susan Gerle
Back in 2002 I made my first visit to China. One of the ah-huh moments, besides standing on the Great Wall and shopping in Shanghai, was to see an exact replica of the White House. A multi-millionaire had it constructed it in the middle of nowhere and back then it was being designated as a private school.
Ten years later I am back in China and getting a further understanding of the country. Even though Hong Kong is a beautiful, progressive city, it is still trying to grasp the idea of being itself. It still hasn’t embraced its own identity but continues to copy the USA. It’s too bad because it is such a beautiful place and …
