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		Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western.
	
	  Ang Lee Ang Lee
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		Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next generation. If we lose leadership, then we'll be using Chinese capability to inspire Americans.
	
	  Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin
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		The rumor is Chu Hing really wanted the 'Green Turtle' to be Chinese American, but the publisher didn't think that would sell. If you read those books, the hero almost always has his back facing the camera so you can't see his face. When he turns around, his face is obscured.
	
	  Gene Luen Yang Gene Luen Yang
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		I've tried to be inclusive in my '2B' series. Over the course of three books, I wrote African-American characters, a paraplegic character, gay and lesbian characters, a bisexual, Jewish heroine, a multiracial hero, Korean and Chinese-American characters, and a multiracial supporting character.
	
	  Ann Aguirre Ann Aguirre
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		The only two countries who will be able to launch people into space will be Russia and China. I've seen the Russian technology up close and I've had a chance to look at some of the Chinese technology. It's a very high level. They have good hardware and what China lacks is operational experience. But as they gain more experience, as they fly more missions, they'll catch up quickly. The U.S. does face the possibility of losing the lead in human space flight during this period of what we call the gap.
	
	  Leroy Chiao Leroy Chiao
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		When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength.
	
	  Donald Trump Donald Trump
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		Product investment, quality management, and all the things that are key for a car company - great, there has been no compromise in those aspects. But I feel there's a lot we could do on communication, particularly from a Chinese perspective.
	
	  Li Shufu Li Shufu
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		When it comes to Pakistan, the first word that comes to the mind of the Chinese is 'iron brother.' To us Chinese, Pakistan is always a trustworthy friend who is as solid as iron. Actually, Chinese netizens refer to Pakistan as 'Iron Pak.' This testifies to the strength of China-Pakistan friendship.
	
	  Li Keqiang Li Keqiang
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		In Dogtown, skateboards are like bikes to the Chinese.
	
	  Emile Hirsch Emile Hirsch
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		For years now, Chinese parents and teachers have lamented what's known as the 'xiao huangdi' - or little emperor - phenomenon, a generation of pampered and entitled children who believe they sit at the center of the social universe because that's exactly how they've been treated.
	
	  Jeffrey Kluger Jeffrey Kluger
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		I am proud to be Chinese, and I do not tolerate any traitor.
	
	  Alex Chiu Alex Chiu
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		My father was an Episcopal minister, and for 14 years my family lived in China, in a city called Wuchang. We four children spoke Chinese before we spoke English. We left when the communists came, in the early 1930s. I was about 5 years old.
	
	  Audrey Meadows Audrey Meadows
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		Languages like English, Spanish, and Chinese are healthy languages. They exist in spoken, written, and signed forms, and they're used by hundreds of millions of people all over the world. But most of the 6,000 or so of the world's languages aren't in such a healthy state.
	
	  David Crystal David Crystal
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		We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused on exports. There are big changes we need in the world.
	
	  David Cameron David Cameron
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		I never bought a stock in my life. I don't understand it. To me it is like Chinese.
	
	  Lorraine Bracco Lorraine Bracco
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		Jackie Chan is a very good comedy/martial arts star. He does one kind of martial arts that Jet Li doesn't know how to do and Jet Li does a martial art that Jackie Chan doesn't know how to do. You can both go to two Chinese restaurants, but both can have different kinds of food.
	
	  Jet Li Jet Li
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		I've been accepted at Cambridge University. I want to study Chinese history and archaeology. I want to become a student. I want to read Chinese history and go on a dig.
	
	  Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
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		The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united.
	
	  Martin Yan Martin Yan
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		The conceptual artist Ai WeiWei illustrates the schizoid society that rapid change has produced - sometimes by reassembling Ming-style furniture into absurd and useless arrangements, or by carefully painting and antiquing a Coca-Cola logo on an ancient Chinese pot.
	
	  Arne Glimcher Arne Glimcher
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		Everyone in the Chinese economic world knows that the country is not going to move out of cheap-workhouse status, toward the realm of 'real' rich-country corporate power and prosperity, unless (among other changes) it begins removing these price distortions.
	
	  James Fallows James Fallows
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		The Chinese have done some extraordinary things in terms of the investments they've made in alternative sources of energy.
	
	  Henry Paulson Henry Paulson
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		You know, I think it's so ironic that we're calling hard work, striving for excellence, don't blame others, you know, don't give up, that we're calling these, quote, 'Chinese values,' 'cause I always thought of them as American values.
	
	  Amy Chua Amy Chua