"The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step". China is proving the validity of this ancient Chinese proverb. Take one step at a time, one problem at a time. It may seem obvious, but many of us do not proceed in this way. Where China outranks USA and behind, Graphic comparisons from New York Times What a good graphical comparison. China still have a lot of areas where they still need to work harder but this reinforces the fact that China is definitely moving in the right direction.