> [I]n 200 (when I started my 9 year stint), optimism about China was much greater than the way it eventually turned out. It's because back then Han dynasty wa

> [I]n 200 (when I started my 9 year stint), optimism about China was much greater than the way it eventually turned out. It's because back then Han dynasty was just getting started after the fall of Qin dynasty. You gotta give them some time.