Thomas Friedman: But it's because I'm worried about us
(NEWSER) - China is mocking us. At this year’s World Economic Forum, they aired a cartoon in which a runner representing America fell over panting, while others teased, “He ate too many hamburgers.” And given China’s incredible growth, they have room to tease, says Thomas Friedman in today’s New York Times . But just when you think he’s about to go into one of his patented—and oft-criticized —diatribes on Chinese superiority, Friedman swerves. “I know, I know,” he writes. “With enough cheap currency, labor and capital—and authoritarianism—you can build anything.” More»
