friend，　or　even　my　future　girlfriend，　I　had　absolutely　no　idea.　She　was　some　girl　I　hadn’t　met，　so　I　just　treated　her　as　a　listeo　my　heart.

What　happeer　was　an　abrupt　twist.　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　bee　happy　for　the　rest　of　our　life.”

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

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

Urged　by　my　pleading　and　threatening，　she　showed　up，　a　small　girl　with　embarrassment　aement　all　over　her　face.　I　was　more　than　oall　than　her.　Walking　beside　her，　I　turned　my　head　and　couldn’t　see　her.　Her　hairs　were　blown　up　by　wind，　brushing　against　my　fad　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　sed，　I　felt　like　that　I　became　a　girl　walking　oreet　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　ey

Many　ese　believe　that　for　a　to　be　strong　its　trade　at　must　not　be　in　the　red.　It　must　have　a　trade　surplus　to　grow　prosperous.　So　if　we　look　back　at　5000　years　of　ese　history，　it　would　be　surprising　that　the　time　a’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，　a　ran　a　trade　deficit　for　turies　with　neighb　tries，　and　it　was　also　the　time　a　became　the　ter　of　the　Asia.　Another　obvious　example　is　the　Tang　and　Song　Dynasty　（from　7th　tury　to　11th　tury），　when　a　was　again　in　a　trade　deficit　with　nearly　all　its　neighbors.　a　was　then　experieng　shes　of　gold，　silver　or　even　bronze，　but　none　of　this　had　blocked　the　red　dragon　from　being　the　stro　nation　at　that　time.　But　at　the　end　of　Song　Dynasty，　just　decades　before　the　ese　were　invaded　aed　by　Mongolians，　a　became　the　main　exporter　in　Asia　and　it　was　one　of　the　several　periods　when　a　was　weak.　Historians　ot　simply　clude　this　as　ce.