One　dark　and　windy　night，　our　friendship　became　a　love　caught　on　fire　because　of　my　not　bad　singing.　On　an　impulse，　I　whispered　to　her，　“Tell　you　the　truth，　all　my　life，　I　am　looking　for　someone，　with　her，　we　could　become　happy　for　the　rest　of　our　life.”

On　the　other　end　of　the　phone，　she　choked　up　and　started　sobbing.　All　of　a　sudden，　I　realized　that　both　she　and　I　wished　to　bring　the　other　happiness.

From　my　past　experience　and　instinct，　I　thought　that　I　should　do　something　immediately.　So　a　few　days　later，　driven　by　curiosity　and　passion，　I　decided　to　visit　her.　My　surprise　visit　indeed　shocked　her.　It　seemed　to　me　that　she　still　wanted　to　keep　on　our　relationship　by　telephone　and　Internet.　Later　she　told　me　that　this　gave　her　lots　of　romance　and　fun　for　imagination.

Urged　by　my　pleading　and　threatening，　she　showed　up，　a　small　girl　with　embarrassment　and　excitement　all　over　her　face.　I　was　more　than　one　head　tall　than　her.　Walking　beside　her，　I　turned　my　head　and　couldn’t　see　her.　Her　hairs　were　blown　up　by　wind，　brushing　against　my　face　and　making　me　very　itchy.　I　was　trying　very　hard　to　figure　out　some　topics，　suddenly　my　hand　was　in　her　hand.

This　could　be　the　greatest　embarrassment　of　my　whole　life.　Never　before　had　my　hand　been　hold　by　a　girl　first.　In　a　second，　I　felt　like　that　I　became　a　girl　walking　on　the　street　with　hand　hold.　We　walked　and　walked.　A　long　time　passed，　we　tried　to　loose　each　other　up　by　talking　about　some　funny　things.　She　was　much　easy－going　than　I　thought　she　would　be.　But　I　was　much　shyer　than　I　used　to　believe.

A　red　dragon　in　the　global　economy

Many　Chinese　believe　that　for　China　to　be　strong　its　trade　account　must　not　be　in　the　red.　It　must　have　a　trade　surplus　to　grow　prosperous.　So　if　we　look　back　at　5000　years　of　Chinese　history，　it　would　be　surprising　that　the　time　China’s　trade　was　in　the　red　was　also　just　when　the　‘middle　kingdom’　was　at　its　peak　during　that　dynasty.

For　example，　during　Han　Dynasty，　China　ran　a　trade　deficit　for　centuries　with　neighboring　countries，　and　it　was　also　the　time　China　became　the　center　of　the　Asia.　Another　obvious　example　is　the　Tang　and　Song　Dynasty　（from　7th　century　to　11th　century），　when　China　was　again　in　a　trade　deficit　with　nearly　all　its　neighbors.　China　was　then　experiencing　shortages　of　gold，　silver　or　even　bronze，　but　none　of　this　had　blocked　the　red　dragon　from　being　the　strongest　nation　at　that　time.　But　at　the　end　of　Song　Dynasty，　just　decades　before　the　Chinese　were　invaded　and　defeated　by　Mongolians，　China　became　the　main　exporter　in　Asia　and　it　was　one　of　the　several　periods　when　China　was　weak.　Historians　cannot　simply　conclude　this　as　coincidence.

Recent　history　tells　the　same　story.　The　end　of　19th　century　was　a　nightmare　for　the　ancient　nation.　Many　blamed　the　trade　deficit　that　resulted　from　opium　trade　as　the　plague　which　caused　the　weakness　of　China’s　economy　in　the　late　Qing　Dynasty.　However，　if　we　put　opium　trade　aside，　China　was　still　a　large　exporter　in　the　world　while　it　imported　little　from　the　outside　world.　At　some　point，　China’s　trade　partners　had　to　use　opium　as　a　way　to　pay　for　their　trade　deficit　with　China.　Earlier，　in　the　middle　of　the　18th　century，　China　could　produce　enough　opium　for　domestic　market　and　also　become　an　exporter　in　normal　definition，　but　it　didn’t　help　China　to　be　a　stronger　nation　at　all.　When　China　launched　its　first　industrialization　campaign，　it’s　trade　soon　turned　into　red　again，　but　this　happened　during　the　last　struggle　of　Qing　Dynasty　in　its　dying　years.

After　its　opening－up　in　1978，　China　was　in　the　red　again　for　eleven　years，　with　the　exception　of　1983.　The　government　is　implementing　of　a　strategy　of　stimulating　exports　initially　from　China’s　opening－up.　It　is　a　reasonable　policy　for　a　post－communism　economy　which　is　lack　of　an　efficient　fiancé　system　and　a　minimum－required　foreign　currency　reserve.

Since　1990，　China　has　been　chalking　up　trade　surplus　with　the　exception　of　1993.　In　2004，　the　trade　surplus　of　China　amounts　to　＄70　billion，　of　which　＄58.6　billion　from　Sino－US　trade.　With　its　

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