[Nextrush]

It happened because the powers that be wanted it for $$$$.

But now times have changed.

The politicians just instruments of the forces that really run the show.

[mikey_hates_everything]

"It happened because the powers that be wanted it for $$$$."

For sure. I met and spoke briefly to Craig Barrett of Intel when he spoke in Chengdu in 1998. That's all it was about. Didn't care about the toxic culture and murderous politics.