Allan, 16, Beijing
I’ve got to say, the recession doesn’t affect Chinese people as much as it does to the UK, or the USA. Of course, some Chinese industries are suffering from the recession, such as the import and export companies, but overall the economy is sound. I’m not playing down the effect of the recession on China. I’m talking about the social atmosphere. For us children, we don’t know much about economic theories, but we have a sense of what’s going on around us… We just don’t feel a crisis approaching… Maybe it’s because the amount of our money stays the same. Maybe we can’t go on holiday as we pocket used to be, but it doesn’t affect our life so much. Anyway, my friends and I are not big fans of holiday. We can have a good time in Beijing…
I think we are optimistic about the future…. In actual fact, we are more worried about the swine flu than the recession… However, the recession does have an effect on our creativity. We care about the life of people affected by the recession in and outside of China. There is a lot going on our mind. Not all the thinking will have a result, but at least I’m thinking… Sometimes I even think about the marketing of Nike in China… And I also pay attention to what Li-Ning is doing… I’m still interested…
