I see stuff from Italy and Germany and elsewhere, more than America. My friends in China are buying apartments, fitting out their kitchens with Italian appliances. The other technology goods are from Germany. We are not very good in America at export promotion. Our government needs to put more into it and our politicians have to focus on it.

The overall system is almost incompatible with honesty.

India is a market in its own right. A (manufacturing) facility like this will help Dell to be close to its customers not just in India, but South Asia.

You can chew on the air in some cities, and the rivers run in Technicolor. Poor people have little access to health care, and the gap between rich and poor is growing.

There's the belief that foreign goods are still higher quality.

[Finally there is the importance of patience:] If your boss wants to do a quick deal in China, ... lose his or her visa.