They told me an instance when the local government of a remote and backward part of China became really excited with some Singaporean investors who pledged to pump in money and management expertise.

• 他们说，有些新加坡人在跟中国人接触时，说是要在中国那些不发达的地方搞开发区，要投入多少多少资金，说得眉飞色舞，中国人听了心花怒放。