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As long I still have a breath left in me I will dedicate myself fully to China's reform.

I always love China, especially the old China.

I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from.

I've never left China. My family's been there for 600 years. But my architecture is not consciously Chinese in any sense. I'm a western architect.

I've been going to China every year now for more than a decade.

Although I don't like the way the Chinese do business, I continue to do business in China. I have to. They're the next world power.

I wouldn't mind seeing China if I could come back the same day.

Once I became interested in China, I flew to Beijing in 1996 to spend half a year studying Mandarin. The city stunned me.

You have to be willing to totally immerse yourself in China in order to have in-depth exposure to China.

Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.