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To: gdichaz who wrote (44378)	7/13/2001 7:04:28 PM
From: mightylakers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

A colleague of mine back in Beijing University visited the States recently. During a conversation, he said the house in California is pretty cheap. I almost passed out.

To: gdichaz who wrote (44378)	7/13/2001 7:07:05 PM
From: tekboy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

Who wrote the article and what does he/she know of China? And why should we pay attention? James Surowiecki wrote it. He used to do hilarious financial news commentary for Slate, and was hired to do something similar for The New Yorker. Each week he does a one-page riff on some current financial topic; it's usually well-informed and well-written, with an eye to amuse as well as to instruct/report. He doesn't know much about China per se--he's a financial journalist, not an area specialist--and he has nothing to say about QCOM in particular. His point is merely that Americans have been salivating about the Chinese market for many, many decades, and have generally been wrong in the past. It's a useful, skeptical antidote to hype, but I wouldn't lose sleep over it, Cha2... :0) tekboy/Ares@ifyoudolosesleep,justwatchSpartacusagain.com PS Mr. Bigshot Seattle Master of the Universe might have thought to provide this: newyorker.com