Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China. By Evan Osnos. Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 403 pages; $27. Bodley Head; £20. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.ukLAST month Chris Matthews, a well-known American television presenter, discussed on his daily programme his recent visit to China. He could hardly contain his astonishment at the size of its cities and the scale of its consumerism. What astonished those who know China was that such a prominent media personality could be surprised that Chinese people are no longer living as though it were 1976. Mr Matthews’s reaction neatly encapsulates part of China’s image problem: Western journalists and politicians express strong opinions about a country that few have visited and even fewer know well.As every visitor soon discovers, Chinese people are being transformed, both materially and psychologically. They are developing new...
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