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Not sure they're a country fueled by aspirations for world domination, nor do I think, despite an inevitable degree of ethnocentrism, any country owns the world. We're increasingly becoming a connected globe of intertwined economies.

The Chinese is a fascinating culture with remarkable advances in technology--with social and political compromises not unlike our own. The advantage of lagging behind the rest of the developing world was leap-frogging much of the early technology the first-world introduced. The result in Beijing is an experience that feels futuristic by our standards. Their subways alone is something to see for yourself. I think this bridge is an accomplishment of which they should be rightfully proud.