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   “The purpose of building a reservoir is not to store water, but to irrigate.” -Wang Huning, on American public libraries

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     From the February 24, 2024 Lexington column in The Economist: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/02/22/the-flaws-that-chinas-chief-ideologue-found-in-america

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     On observing the inauguration of George H.W. Bush, Wang Huning was impressed by the American tradition of peaceful transfer of authority, “...not that the new president has power, but that the old president thus loses power.”