July 09, 2008

Eagle and Dragon - Part One. Part Two - Detroit and Part Three - Chongqing. Comparing the US and China, part *very large number*. Part one is pretty skippable but the other two are worth looking at. (Phrasing deliberately chosen to emphasise the photography in each.)
posted by polychrome 15 years ago
  • Polychrome: This is going to take some time. I commend you for an interesting and thought-provoking link.
  • Freedom and self questioning arise from America, as presented. Harmony and a self-deprecating sense of humor comes through from China. It's the self-deprecating and self-questioning aspects that give me hope for both.
  • Interesting articles, polychrome. You can't begrudge people striving to improve their standard of living, particularly when we in the West have had it so easy for so long but it's really unfortunate that the Chinese are trying so hard to emulate the "American Dream". America's boom times during the last century were predicated largely on cheap oil, cheap resources and suburban sprawl. But mass consumerism and it's attendant car culture, as we've come to realize, don't necessarily contribute to a better quality of life. The incredible urban density of China's burgeoning cities could, if paired with investment in efficient public transportation infrastructure, go a long way to solving some of China's energy and pollution problems. Other than to sit in massive, smoggy traffic jams, just where, how and why are the Chinese going to drive all of their shiny new cars?
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  • Hmm, works for me ... This is the link : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20178655