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It’s no secret why Trump was so impressed with China’s youth — they were actually well behaved

Kid soldiers’ marching orders

A newspaper last week printed a photo of Chinese children smiling, happy, clapping, excitedly reaching out toward welcoming America’s president.

Yeah? Really? Must be they thought he brought day-old dim sum.

A few Christmases ago, I flew to Shanghai with a friend whose family then lived in China. Being a holiday, their kids — roughly 7 and 8 — were allowed to bring guests to visit their nearby school.

Classroom perfect. Neat, quiet. Bell rang. The children rose. Stood. In straight lines. No confusion. No chat. No phone. No gum chewing. No searching for place. No chickening out for the bathroom. No noise. No shifting about. No nothing. Each right in step. One after another. Single line. None had to be told. None reprimanded nor repositioned. Stood. Erect. Silently. Tall. Like soldiers. The teacher put on a marching recording. They paraded around, inside, outside, in step with the........

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