A few years ago, I would recommend anyone (in the US) who had the opportunity to visit China do so. It's an eye-opening experience seeing the comfortable middle

A few years ago, I would recommend anyone (in the US) who had the opportunity to visit China do so. It's an eye-opening experience seeing the comfortable middle-class lifestyle in China for yourself (and of course the general cultural differences), meanwhile being aware of the abuses perpetrated behind the scenes. Provides a different perspective on the narrative about China you read about in the west. Not saying that narrative is wrong, necessarily, but neither is it the entire story, and the entire story sheds light on the story of the west in return.