He continued, "Wang, I don't know if you can forgive my foolish words and actions in the past, and I don't dare presume that you will. In any case, starting today—no, starting now—you're my boss. I respect you from the bottom of my heart. Whether on or off the court, I truly admire you!"
"From now on, on or off the court, just say the word and I'll do everything I can!"
As he spoke, he didn't clink glasses with Wang Yi like the others. Instead, he raised the mostly full bottle of wine toward Wang Yi, then glugged it down, draining the whole thing himself.
Wang Yi felt a jumble of emotions as he listened. He didn't touch his glass.
Charlie Hannum's words had put him in a bad mood.
That kind of prejudice had built up over generations. It couldn't be changed by one or two people, or even in a generation or two.
It seemed he would have to do more to change things.
He had to increase his investment in education, technology, and other fields back home.
If technology advanced, China would have more homegrown brands and wouldn't be at the mercy of other countries.
Later, Huawei's independently developed chips broke that deadlock.
For a long time, the country had also relied on the United States' GPRS positioning system.
If war really broke out, the United States might shut off your GPRS navigation, and all your missiles would go out of control.
Worse still, if they used their GPRS system to control your missiles, the ones you launched might come crashing down on your own head.
That was why China later developed the Big Dipper navigation system.
All of this depended on technological progress. That was why technological development was so essential.
Then there was education.