"the ****ing Boudha" <voivodveak@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Feb 6, 3:23 am, t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> First Chinese for World Bank job
>
> Professor Lin was born in Taiwan but he swimmed to China
>
> The World Bank has appointed its first chief economist from a
> developing country to work at the institution.
> Justin Yifu Lin, a leading academic from Beijing University who is
> originally from Taiwan, is the first Chinese citizen to hold the
> position.
>
> Former chief economists include US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers
> and Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz.
>
> World Bank President, Robert Zoellick, said Professor Lin brings
> unique skills and experience to the job.
>
> Professor Lin is set to assume office at the end of May, taking over
> from France's Francois Bourguignon., who served at the bank from 2003
> to October 2007.
>
> "This appointment is a high honour, and it's a historic decision for
> the World Bank," Prof Lin said.
>
> "By picking a candidate from China, the World Bank will be able to
> better serve developing countries."
>
> Prof Lin believes the World Bank could help African countries find a
> successful development path and that China's experience can be useful
> in this regard.
>
> "His appointment to the world's largest development agency shows the
> growing influence of China's economic reform," the BBC's China Editor
> ****rong Chen believes.
>
> 'No ordinary citizen'
>
> The 56 year-old academic was born in Taiwan and as an army lieutenant
> defected to China in May 1979 by swimming two kilometres to the
> mainland from the Taiwanese controlled island of Kinmen.
>
> "He is no ordinary Chinese citizen," ****rong Chen said.
>
> After gaining his doctorate from Chicago in 1986, he returned to China
> to serve in the government think tank on rural development.
>
> Prof Lin is well known for his work on economic and agricultural
> reforms as well as rural modernisation.
>
> In his book The China Miracle, he explained the comparative advantages
> of the Chinese economy in the global market.
>
> He founded the China Centre for Economic Research in 1994 and has also
> served as vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and
> Commerce, and vice-chairman of the Economy Committee of the Chinese
> People's Political Consultative Congress.
>
> This experience provided him with access to China's top decision
> makers.
> this is great news for the Chinese nation .
> this is good for the Chinese in China .
OK, in view of your good comments, I will ask the President of China not
to
take back Malaysia.
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