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On Travel To China: In Response to Miriam
In response to my piece called “Flashbulb Memory: A Human-to-Human Moment in Tiananmen Square in Beijing“, I got a comment from Miriam asking me for some suggestions on a trip she planned to China. My response is below.
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I’ve been to China twice, and mostly the people there are wonderful to foreigners. I have some great stories which I may share here over time. That said, there’s a reason why business people in China are historically ranked lower than actors on the social scale. “Honest business” in China is an oxymoron. Continue reading
Flashbulb Memory: A Human-to-Human Moment in Tiananmen Square in Beijing
By Michael R. Honig
“The way to make God laugh is to tell him your plans.” That thought crosses my mind often.
My background is Jewish East Central European. If I was going to visit any continent first, then, you’d think it would be the lands of my ancestors. So if 10 years ago, someone had told me that during my life, I’d visit China before I traveled to Europe, I’d have thought they were nuts.
Or not.
I met my wife on Valentine’s Day 2002, and we married on December 28, 2003. My wife is a Canadian citizen, but she was actually born in Fu Jing City, in Hei Long Jiang Province in the northeastern part of the Peoples Republic of China.
I’ll bet that about now you can see what’s coming … Continue reading

