China Quote by Ai Weiwei

“Absolutism reigned not just in much of Europe but also in Asia, and similarly prevented industrialization during the critical juncture created by the Industrial…

— Daron Acemoğlu

When I first saw China, there were no automobiles. There were no supermarkets. There were no high-rise buildings. There were no consumer goods. There…

— Henry A. Kissinger

We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It's very materialistic. It's full of desire and…

— Ai Weiwei

In the 19th century China dominated the manufacture of porcelain. Then European factories discovered a cheaper method of making pottery of equal quality, demolishing…

— Martin Sorrell

“First of all, we've never had capitalism, so it can't end. We have some variety of state capitalism. If you fly on an airplane,…

— Noam Chomsky

What is applicable is to understand that first of all China has undergone a huge revolution in the last years. Anyone who saw China…

— Henry A. Kissinger

The Industrial Revolution was another one of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.

— Stephen Gardiner

Industrial civilization is only possible when there's no self-denial. Self-indulgence up to the very limits imposed by hygiene and economics. Otherwise the wheels stop…

— Aldous Huxley

When you brought the Industrial Revolution in, all of a sudden India and China went from being the dominant global powers to being powers…

— Juan Enriquez

“The emergence of China is the most dramatic event in economic history. We are living in an age of convergence no less dramatic than…

— Edward Luce

In rural parts of China, it's like stepping back into the era of my grandfather or great-grandfather - not much has changed.

— Gary Locke