[Editor's Note: Money MorningInvestment Director Keith Fitz-Gerald is one of the world's leading experts on Asia, especially China. Right now, Fitz-Gerald is leading an investment tour of the Red Dragon, and he'll be sending along regular investment travelogues to update Money Morning readers on his latest observations. Fitz-Gerald previously wrote about China’s fast-growing auto market.] By Keith Fitz-Gerald Investment Director Money Morning/The Money Map Report BEIJING, The People’s Republic of China – For the debt-ridden West, the global financial crisis has been an unmitigated disaster, forcing the so-called developed economies to take on financial commitments that will serve as burdens for years, if not for generations. For cash-rich China, however, the financial crisis is shaping up to be a major opportunity, with payoffs that will last for decades. You want proof? The China Council ...