Posted AT 6:26 AM EDT on 23/10/04
Witnessing the birth of a superpower
Day by imperceptible day, China creeps into our lives. Several months ago, I was seated next to Lou Gerstner, former chief executive of IBM, at a breakfast speech in Toronto. He told me a lovely story about a dinner he attended some years ago at the home of former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger. The guest of honour was a senior member of the Chinese government.
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