The Australian Financial Review's correspondent in China is leaving after having reported from there since 2004. She records some rather startling facts - which clearly show the astounding growth and development of China in the last 7 years since she first arrived. the economy has doubled in 2004 GMP was 15.9 trillion yuan. In 2010, 39.8 trillion yuan in US dollar terms China's GDP has actually tripled over the last 7 years from US$1.93 trillion to just over US$6 trillion today in 2004 China was the 7th largest economy in the world, having slipped past Italy to qualify for 6th position today China is the second-largest economy in the world having just beaten Japan to #2 spot.
Old enough to know better, young enough not to care.