IP: China reactions

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Requested anonymity

> As is usual with anybody corresponding from China, please remove
> attributions... :-(
>
> On my most recent trip back, I had a chance to talk with some people
> about the September bombing.  They refer to it as "nine one one".
>
> Some time ago, somebody had made a prediction that 2001 would give
> China "four happies".  The first three were
>
>     - China is approved for the WTO
>     - Beijing gets the 2008 Olympics
>     - China qualifies for the (Soccer) World Cup
>
> and many people belive that the fourth was
>
>     - WTC bombed.
>
> The saying quoted to me was "behind the WTC is a yellow ghost" referring
> to Wang Wei, the pilot killed in the surveillence plane collision.
>
> Wish I had better news...

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