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[quote=GRIZ326                 ,31832]As an American, a modestly wealthy American, I can say I would trade all of my wealth for the human warmth and integrity I knew in my country before our last leap forward in modernization. I believe only China has the cultural wisdom to adopt the good of the modern world while retaining the human warmth that is lost here and elsewhere in the modern world.Unless the Chinese apply the wisdom "all things in moderation, even moderation" (book of changes - I Ching) to their progress then we are all condemned to a new sort of slavery. China will soon be the largest unified, participating world marketplace. China must lead the world with its ancient soul. It will have the economic influence, but will it have the soul? I hope so. It is my hope I do not over estimate the power of the ancient wisdom I read in the old books and what I saw in China in 1978. Western society is seductive. Mao saw this clearly and held back. Zhou En-lai embraced the opportunity for the good of the people. No fault to either leader who made tremendously difficult leadership decisions.  China is, in my opinion, the last hope for a civilized, modern world. I hope my view is realistic and not romantic, but only time will reveal that...opinions...while interesting are no more than conjecture.[/quote]

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