brian h,
not covered in the US media at all, Zhu Rhunji's visit to UK already raised some eye brows in Europe. Some called him the Gorbachev of China. Only difference is there appears to be a lot more substance behind Zhu than Gorby, who left a divided USSR with no workable government.
The reforms and reorganizations are happening at lightning speed, less than 1 month after they were announced and Zhu confirmed as #2 in China. So far it appears that Zhu may have the political clout to pull some very difficult tricks off. I can't remember the last Chinese leader like Zhu. Though many are fluent in English, none has Zhu's casual joke-cracking style which is a far cry from the traditional stone-faced approach. During the last 5-6 years, Zhu was the Greenspan/Rubin/Reno of China, orchestrating a soft landing while fighting corruption. Also unlike many of the politicians in power, Zhu appears to have a clean asset statement. Furthermore, he has appointed individuals to the new regime who are clearly his proteges.
It is crucial for US businesses to lobby and make sure that politics are removed from the agenda as much as possible. Europe has already abandoned all stupid subjects like human rights as part of their relationship with China. Denmark was making a lot of noise but quietly backed down. If US adopts an uninformed approach a la Richard Gere when dealing with China, then I think we should be investing in ERICY, Nokia, Siemens, Alcatel, Airbus vs QCOM, LU and Boeing.
Clark, you just have to understand Maurice is a victim of a life time of brain washing under a socialistic regime. To confuse a monopoly like MSFT with QCOM's IPR in CDMA is a sure sign of over indulgence in cheap NZ sherry. Even by QCOM's own admission, CDMA is unlikely to overtake the GSM, TDMA and others for years to come, if ever. CDMA is a genuine IPR while few would consider MSFT products as "intelligent", more like copies of other people's idea. If Maurice is a true believer of IPRs, he should be supporting Apple, Netscape, Novell and other victims of MSFT's predatory practices.
Webster Richard, sorry I don't have the CC replay # but as you said, they always seem to surface when the time comes.
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