And that process of globalization and technology creates this explosion of growth and huge, huge amounts of wealth spinning around the globe, taking advantage of opportunities. In many ways, it was this extraordinary period of progress because You have a billion Chinese lifted out of poverty. That's a big deal. You have former Eastern bloc countries who places like Poland or that suddenly are growing rapidly and people's standards of living are rising. India, less so in Africa. (19:58–20:02)
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