Over the past millennia, how many Chinese have grown up while fleeing disaster-- drought, flood, war, repression? Perhaps through these experiences Chinese have acquired an extra measure of persistence and of confidence. This is often most obvious in immigrant societies.
千百年來，多少中國人在逃難中成長… … 逃旱災、水災、兵災、政治迫害… … 逃過災害的血液中，更多了一份堅毅，一份自信，這些特質在移民社會中通常最為明顯。