First, Iwould like tosay that, as the Chinese saying goes, as the Yangtze River forges ahead waves upon waves, the new generationwill invariablysurpassthe old.
He can no more judge the wishes of the great mass of our people by the words of these middlemen than he can measure the ocean's silent depths by the foam upon its waves."
VOA: special.2010.06.24
The recklessness of that action sent shock waves through the boardrooms of every Japanese company that has come to rely upon China not just for raw materials, but for intermediate parts and, of course, for finished goods.