“You get a series of super-typhoons into Shanghai and millions of people die. Does the population there lose faith in Chinese government? Does China start to fissure? I'd prefer to deal with a rising, dominant China any day.” PeopleDoeGovernmentDiesLosesDealsMillionsSeriesPopulationChinaChineseRisingDominantShanghaiChinese GovernmentTyphoons Author:David Titley
“China has seen a great deal of economic progress. It's certainly rather of a miracle. The growing role of the market in the economy will force China to open up its political system over time and to move toward a more democratic society. So taken as a whole, the one real failure in this whole business has been Russia.” Has BeensRealWholeMovingPoliticalForceDealsRolesEconomyTakenGrowingProgressEconomicMiracleDemocraticChinaRussiaPolitical SystemsDemocratic SocietyEconomic Progress Author:Milton Friedman
“Our failure to properly deal with Germany and Japan early cost the world dearly later on. We dare not make the same mistake with China.” WorldDealsMistakeEconomyCostDareChinaGermanyJapanSame Mistakes Author:Steve Forbes
“Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market. In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.” KindMadeCoursesEasyDealsDemocraticChinaLuxuryOfficialsGoodsDictatorshipDemocratic SocietyLuxury Goods Author:Ai Weiwei