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In the summer of 1996, this author visited Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Jiangsu Province. Despite the widespread geography and the variety of personnel, the numerous interviews and the literature published at the time demonstrated high consensus of opinion. As a whole, the Chinese are confident, proud, and patriotic. Towards the US, they are disappointed, frustrated, angered, and somewhat assertive.
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