Sinking or swimming in China
- From: Vol 11, Issue 9 (September 2010)
- Category: Opinion
- Region: Asia
- Country: China
- Related Companies: Asian Development Bank
Charles Bodhi finds truth in an ancient Chinese proverb.
Water, as Antoine de Saint- Exupéry, the famed writer and aviator, once opined, has no taste, no colour, no odour, yet gratifies us beyond the delight of the senses. However, there is a Chinese proverb that warns that water can just as easily sink a boat as float it. Such is the f luidity of water – so valuable, yet ...
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