Not in Kansas No Mo

That was one giant leap of a trip with 13 hours of flying time aboard a 787 jetliner.  American Airlines did a great job.  I arrived in Beijing at 2:20pm today (which is Wednesday, March 23).  It appears to be about 7:18am back in Kansas.  I met Margot with the National Committee which is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, non-government educational institution.  Margot, is the greatest.  She found me at the airport and we got into a taxi and checked into the Holiday Inn here in Beijing.  I unpacked my bag and then went to see what Beijing is like.  The people here are friendly but in a hurry.  I visited a China Mobile Phone store, a bank, and just finished eating at a really nice restaurant that Margo and I were taken to by our Beijing contact, Irene.  I ate roasted duck.  It was good.  Tomorrow at 9:10am, Irene has set up a meeting for me to speak with Beijing workers on new social welfare policy here.  This will be a productive meeting.

Here is a view from my seat.