Passport for Learning
Greetings in the Lord! I came across an interesting article today talking about how the rich businessmen and government officials of China are desiring to move out of China and settle in Western nations. Last year alone, 68,000 Chinese people were granted green cards to live and work in the United States according to the article. http://news.yahoo.com/top-chinese-wealthys-wish-list-leave-china-065826880.html I witnessed this trend firsthand this year as I taught at an elite boarding school in the Guangdong Province--the province where 10% of China's GNP comes from. The school had around 5,500 students who primarily came from the wealthiest families in China, whether they be businesspeople or government officials. It was an eye opening experience for me since today's China is completely different than the China I remember of just ten years ago! My students wrote essays about their vacations to Europe and the United States and practiced their English telling me about their futur