"Twenty years of failed isolationism brings us to 1978, "Opening and Reform," characterized by trade with, investment from and integration with the outside world. But now that China is rich enough to pay its own way to development, it’s time for a new brand of self-sufficiency. A global kind, with Chinese characteristics. For instance, China’s economy needs natural gas, but the Kazakhs don’t want to spend the money to develop the pipeline. China bankrolls the development, secures the supply of what China needs. Now, what does China “need” from the U.S.?"
- imabonehead
from Bookmarklet
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i'm confused about this FF "rooms" concept, from a practical standpoint. How can this work for me, in terms of sharing information about, say, technology trends in China? Could it be that I am actually ahead of the curve, for the first time in living history?a bit
- sage brennan
from twhirl