JACOB MALONE, Radio major, writes: It's finally here: all the waiting, reading, and payments are over. We will board the plane to Shanghai, China at 11 a.m. tomorrow. These past couple days I have been sick, but that has passed as well. I need to rest, but the excitement is keeping me up. I don't know what to expect. The two things people have said to me the most are: Are you going to visit the Great Wall? and, You better not get into trouble and end up in Chinese jail. I'm sure I won't end up in jail, but I'll probably get into trouble. The questions I want answered by the end of trip are as follows:
1) How important was the role of �official art� and propaganda art to the communist regime?
2) Due to Shanghai�s modern approach to business, will Shanghai emerge as the financial capital?
3) As an artist, what are your views about living and working in a communist nation?
4) So much of Chinese thought is collective. Capitalism is based on the individual. What makes the Chinese so adept at practicing capitalism?
5) Will China ever reach its economic goals with socialist values and a slow reform process?
We'll see if they get answered. Talk to you in Shanghai.
