"The personal behaviors of the public have nothing to do with the officials, just as when children fight, their parents only need to watch."
To praise the victor, to chastise the loser once home, we've had several skirmishes with the local Western snakes and outcomes have varied.
Initially, Westerners didn't take us seriously, but then they suffered a great loss and gave us a ticket into the game.
As they started to fight back, our market position kept getting hit," Zhu Wencong lamented.
South America is so rich in resources that the weak have no place in the discussion—it's all about who's stronger.
Zhu Wencong initially coveted that bit of bird droppings, but then he realized Westerners didn't consider him important, so he decided to open their eyes.
The best tactic was to learn from England, to fully leverage the effect of a troublemaker and disturb the peace everywhere.