It all adds to the general perception that politics are no good and politicians are a bunch of bums,

[Still, such a idea is political dynamite.] The politics are impossible, ... Politicians do this at their peril.

I think a lot of it is just politicians playing politics in an election year, but at the end of the day I think you'll see the deal go through. This is the year 2000 and that means we live in a global telecommunications industry. So if the United States wants to participate in that, then they'll let this deal go through.

Traditionally, there was a perception that households in China do all the savings. Household saving is significant in China, but it is not driving the national savings.

It's one of the last places in politics that real people regularly question politicians face to face in unscripted environments.

The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next generation.