Just returned to my second PRC visit, this time, Shanghai and the Bund. I can’t help but ponder my share of uncertainty of wondering just how much longer will China wait to become the next superpower, Shanghai in particular. It’s as if the downtown New York Financial District where the WFC and yet-to-be-built WTC structures share space, literally moved to Shanghai and the Bund. Shanghai has looked like this for decades. Hong Kong and Beijing are already amidst the competition, but seriously, after this visit, I think I might actually try to become among the millions of expats living the “high life,” and forego all these new tax burdens as of next year. The question still remains: how soon?