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Since Deng's takeover, the three agree the standard of living in Mainland China has quietly but perceptibly improved. The supplies of meat, oil and other goods have skyrocketed since the new government stopped rationing and emphasized consumer goods, Bing says, adding "Leaders are more concerned with standards of living than with the ideological movements of a few years before. Most people I know think it's a positive change...
...trait that seems to transcend the change of government is antipathy for the Soviet Union. As Bing says, "All hate the Russians. All Chinese hate the Russians. It has a long origin in history...
...result of the growing rift between the PRC and the Soviet Union, the Chinese have begun to view the U.S. more favorably. "People don't see the U.S. as capitalist pigs anymore," Bing says. "Aside from what they did in supporting Chiang (Kai-shek), the former leader of Taiwan) and Vietnam, the U.S. is seen as the counterbalance of the Soviet Union." He adds that "There's no hard feeling involved" between the U.S. and China, saying many Chinese see America as "a friend who can help in the improvement of our technology...
Many Chinese became fans of President Carter after he formally recognized the PRC last year. "We think he's a very smart guy, but we're just judging him on what he did for Sino-American relations, Bing says. But, he adds, Ronald Reagan--who drew headlines this summer for his alleged "two-China" policy "seems a bit muddleheaded in facing the choice between Taiwan, as a small trade partner, and China, as the great counterbalance of the Russian threat." Lynn doubts Reagan would be able to change the U.S.'s warm-attitude towards China. "It's become such...
...Bing will also tell his friends back home that "people here are very helpful and very considerate." He says, "It's not difficult at all to be one of them. Americans take pleasure in going out of their way to help others. It's the virtue of this society...