Summer 1994: A mix of Shanghai city
officials and property developers explain to Ian how they
are going to turn this construction pit into the "Wall
Street of Asia." At the time, I just chuckled to
myself thinking there is "no way these central planning
bumpkins can do it." Uhhh, well, let's just say that
10 years later I stand corrected.
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""Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and
so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people, and neither do we."
"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us,
the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the
young of our country."
"Had we to do it over again, we would look at the
consequences of catastrophic success, being so successful so fast that an enemy
that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another
day."