Dodson Response--Chapter 6 and 7

I've noticed that Dodson has a very unique style in his writing.  The fact that he lived or still lives in China makes his writing clear because he has the firsthand accounts.  In chapter 6, for instance, his introduction included personal references, "In January morning in 2004, though was not clear.  A light mist swirled and near the ground and seeped through my heavy coat."  I've noticed that Dodson continually writes about what he's noticing or going through as his introduction, which I think is an easier way for him to weave into his primary topic.  As with chapter 7, the personal information he provides helps drive the accounts of his topic forward and also provides insight of China from his perspective.  However, I think Dodson could have done a better job organizing his ideas in a condensed way.  His details were too lengthy and he would put too many statistics in his writing without having legit or reliable sources to support those statistics.  Dodson also rambles with his thoughts and uses subtitles to the extent where he doesn't even give a finishing conclusion to his previous ideas.  Sometimes jumping right in to a new idea without closing the precious one causes confusion and misunderstanding for the reader, so I think he should have avoided using so many subtitles.  Overall in generally all of his chapters, I like his pattern of introducing stories from his perspective, diving into the issues in China, and providing his own predictions of how China's problems can be solved.  Weaving that all together creates a stronger connection for the readers to not just understand the facts of China, but facts from his experiences.