Wenzhou is a city with the most vibrant private sectors. Wenzhounese are very good at 
doing business so they are hailed as the “Jews of the Orient”. Since the reform and opening up,
Wenzhou has become a leader in private business. Recently, the credit...

Wenzhou is a city with the most vibrant private sectors. Wenzhounese are very good at doing business so they are hailed as the “Jews of the Orient”. Since the reform and opening up, Wenzhou has become a leader in private business. Recently, the credit...

The predicament of Wenzhou

China has experienced tremendous changes in terms of her economic, social and infrastructural developments in the recent decades. She has progressed from poverty to moderate prosperity. However, prosperity is achieved at the expense of unprecedented social problems, including environmental pollution, food safety issue and moral degeneration. On the other hand, we also see the struggles of individuals. Some parents are ready to do anything to make their children succeed in life; someone still feels emptiness despite the possession of a fortune while someone else still holds to his ideals and beliefs despite numerous failures and attempts …
Upon coming to the crossroad, one cannot help but ask: Which direction will China go?
What has modernisation brought to the 1.3 billion people on the soil of China? What will be the next step?

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China has experienced tremendous changes in terms of her economic, social and infrastructural developments in the recent decades. She has progressed from poverty to moderate prosperity. However, prosperity is achieved at the expense of unprecedented social problems, including environmental pollution, food safety issue and moral degeneration. On the other hand, we also see the struggles of individuals. Some parents are ready to do anything to make their children succeed in life; someone still feels emptiness despite the possession of a fortune while someone else still holds to his ideals and beliefs despite numerous failures and attempts … Upon coming to the crossroad, one cannot help but ask: Which direction will China go? What has modernisation brought to the 1.3 billion people on the soil of China? What will be the next step?

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