was the headline over a leading article three years ago in the New York Times: the 14th largest trading nation in the world; the world's biggest foreign exchange reserves at US $ 84 billion; and a per capita national income approaching US $ 10,000, ranking 25th in the world.
這是三年前美國紐約時報一篇社論的標題：全世界第十四大貿易國；數一數二的八百四十億外匯存底；國民平均所得將近一萬美元，居世界第廿五名。