Ten years ago, the smoggy plains of Baoding were known mostly for producing donkey meat. Today, the city just to the south-west of Beijing has a different reputation – as the torchbearer for China’s solar panel industry, which has grown to become the largest in the world.
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Does the absence of 'procedure' enable change? The US, my own City of Newport, most States seem hamstrung by a willingness to bow to the LCD (lowest common denominator). But China appears to be able to move forward fast. Is it the quasi-rule? Is it solely determination? Competitiveness for the self, or the State (China), maybe family pride? Or just curiousity unleashed? It is worth pondering, and applying the lessons.
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