China, considered the next world superpower in the making, has surpassed Japan as Asia's economic dynamo. In a seven-part series on Morning Edition, NPR's Rob Gifford sets out on a 3,000-mile, 14-day trek across China, and discovers just how far the world's most populous nation has to go to catch up with its potential. This excellent radio series aired on NPR back in August. Definitely worth checking out. I always enjoy Rob Gifford's reporting, and this trek provides him with first-rate material. On the Road in China | NPR | 
