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　should　do　something　immediately.　So　a　few　days　later，　driven　by　curiosity　and　passion，　I　decided　to　visit　her.　My　surprise　visit　indeed　shocked　her.　It　seemed　to　me　that　she　still　wanted　to　keep　on　our　relationship　by　telephone　and　Internet.　Later　she　told　me　that　this　gave　her　lots　of　romance　and　fun　for　imagination.

Urged　by　my　pleading　and　threatening，　she　showed　up，　a　small　girl　with　embarrassment　and　excitement　all　over　her　face.　I　was　more　than　one　head　tall　than　her.　Walking　beside　her，　I　turned　my　head　and　couldn’t　see　her.　Her　hairs　were　blown　up　by　wind，　brushing　against　my　face　and　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　second，　I　felt　like　that　I　became　a　girl　walking　on　the　street　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　economy

Many　Chinese　believe　that　for　China　to　be　strong　its　trade　account　must　not　be　in　the　red.　It　must　have　a　trade　surplus　to　grow　prosperous.　So　if　we　look　back　at　5000　years　of　Chinese　history，　it　would　be　surprising　that　the　time　China’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，　China　ran　a　trade　deficit　for　centuries　with　neighboring　countries，　and　it　was　also　the　time　China　became　the　center　of　the　Asia.　Another　obvious　example　is　the　Tang　and　Song　Dynasty　（from　7th　century　to　11th　century），　when　China　was　again　in　a　trade　deficit　with　nearly　all　its　neighbors.　China　was　then　experiencing　shortages　of　gold，　silver　or　even　bronze，　but　none　of　this　had　blocked　the　red　dragon　from　being　the　strongest　nation　at　that　time.　B