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Stop viewing China like it's the Cold War. Start viewing them as a modern member of the industrialized world.
James Packer
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James Packer
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 8
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Sydney
NSW
James Douglas Packer
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Business is good right now, but now my personal life is a disaster.
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