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54 I CHAPTER THREE

1. The first Starbucks opened in China two years ago. There are
now more Starbucks in China than in the United States.

2. In the 1970s, Shanghai had exactly one skyscraper. It now has
close to 800.

As a builder of skyscrapers and having a Starbucks in Trump
Tower, I find those two facts staggering. Those are just two
examples, yet easily visualized examples that should bring something
home: China is a big force. Its population is such that one in every
five people on the entire planet is Chinese. China has a vibrant
economy and workforce and has adapted very well to the new
technology. The Chinese are industrious and disciplined. What does
this mean? We can either close our eyes and be blown aside, or we
can study China and position ourselves to benefit from the changes.

India Today

My two eldest children, Don Jr. and Ivanka, who work at the
Trump Organization, were in India recently, so I decided to do some
research of my own. But first a story that happened recently at
Trump Tower:
Last year, an employee of mine was taking a car service to the
airport and was picked up at Trump Tower. The driver was a young
man from India, and it was his first trip asa driver to the airport, but
he was more interested in finding out if his passenger had ever seen
Mr. Donald Trump. My employee replied, "Yes, about five minutes
ago."
The driver was very impressed and said, "You saw Donald Trump
five minutes ago? In Trump Tower?"
"Yes, his office is there, and we work there."
The young man was even more impressed. He said, "You mean
DonaldTrump works?!" He couldn't believe his ears. So my employee
proceeded to explain the reality of my life, which is long hours in the
office, and that we have Post-its, pencils, copy machines and

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