Building Schwarzman College, I learned that the Chinese respect power but are continually testing it. They want to know who has it and who can bring it to bear. As we realized our vision, we witnessed power descending from the president, to the vice premier, to the minister of education, to the party secretary, and to the president of the university. If you have all of that, you are China and no one can get in your way or refuse you. When our construction team failed us, I had to wield that power to get them back on track. When all was said and done, I must have made thirty trips to China, and
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