The China Daily printed a rambling, belligerent "special suppliment" today on the idea of "soft power" in nations and companies. One technology was singled out for its leading role in China's telecom industry:
Currently, most of China's national enterprises are still in the lower stages of the industrial circle and depend on foreign core technology. However, by developing technology like that used in Chang'e I, and nuclear technology in civilian use, China's telecom industry star TD-SCDMA carries the mission of national development forward and leads the international market with its advanced telecom technology.
Statements like this unintentially reveal the reason for the endless delays in bringing 3G to China. Quite simply, TD-SCDMA is China's telecom industry star, at least in the government's blueprint. And if the star of your grand performance hasn't learned his lines in time for opening night, what do you do? Postpone opening night, of course.
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