November 1997: Celebrating the success of the China Telecom IPO at Zhongnanhai. Front row (from left): Wang Qishan, me, Zhu Rongji, Wendy, John Thornton. Back row (from left): Fang Fenglei, Ziwang Xu, Mike Evans, Bi Mingjian, Kong Yongxin, Hsueh-ming Wang