Via the New York Times, a dream from China's dystopia

Few notions are as utterly ludicrous as the suggestion that a Chinese 18-year-old now has better life chances than an American 18-year-old. The opposite is true in terms of freedom, economic potential, and the pursuit of happiness.

But that’s exactly what Javier Hernandez and Quoctrung Bui claimed in the New York Times on Monday. The writers posit that “There are two 18-year-olds, one in China, the other in the Untied States, both poor and short on prospects. You have to pick the one with the better chance at upward mobility. Which would you choose?”