Fallows and I are of similar minds on China
Jim Fallows was supposed to be on that NPR segment with me and Gideon Rachman, or so I was told by host Guy Raz. It didn't happen for whatever reason, but clearly Mr. Fallows was tuned in and came away feeling that we shared a very similar perspective on China.
In 2005 Fallows bought a spot in the "The New Map Game" that my little consultancy then, known as the New Rules Sets Project put on with Alidade, a Newport-based gaming firm. He was very quiet during the 3-day event, pretty much camped out in the China Team room and taking furious notes. I think he saw it as part of his prep work for his eventual move to China.
Anyway, Fallows was really taken by my old bit about "What would it take for America to look and feel like China?" which I used in the NPR interview. He ran with that for a bit in a series of posts, and got some interesting feedback from readers.
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