Writing about China's rapid advancement in training its youth in high-grade science and technology takes me back to 1976 when I was appointed to lead the World Bank's rapidly developing programme. The Bank's involvement covered both policy reform and financing of projects the Chinese considered vital for the development of their economy. The dam on the mighty Yangtze River at a place called 'three gorges' would double the production of electric power in the country. I was appointed the chairman of the three-member committee that was to examine and approve the feasibility report of this immensely large hydel project.

The World Bank then placed significant emphasis on ensuring that people displaced by large projects were properly resettled. The three gorges project was to displace 1.1 milli

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