Ask Janice

“Several months ago, while in China, I took note of the particular consistency and pride of reference made by many Chinese… the USA is the largest developed nation and China is the largest developing nation. This is something that we’ve heard expressed here in the USA by economists, business persons and politicians as well, for some time. Here at home, we hear this from a position of lingering strength…hearing it away from home gives it a more impending meaning…”

Note: this blog post originally appeared on The Huffington Post

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