RICH AND POOR SO CLOSE TOGETHER

Just got back from two weeks in China for our adoption. China is in the midst of rapid economic expansion, and I was constantly struck by the juxtaposition of gleaming new towers and shabby old apartment units. It will be interesting to observe if China’s rise to commercial prominence is enjoyed broadly by all its citizens, or whether this newly forming middle class will leave a larger, lower class population behind – and yet not far in proximity. Certainly, our country’s experiment with high-rise housing project towers demonstrates that it is not good for anyone to densely concentrate our poor population. But will there be unrest in China because of the opposite situation, namely rich and poor right on top of each other? Keep an eye out.