[TigersEye]

Ego, pride, arrogance, one-ups-man-ship . . . Chinese culture is rife with such . . . as is American culture.

I think the Chinese have us beat. They're just getting warmed up though and we've been playing encores for decades now.

[Quix]

There is that, alright.

I certainly think they will excel at ostentatiousness.

They can flaunt it like no one I've ever seen.