Off to France for the day to speak about the shift of power eastwards among other things, so this is somewhat appropriate.
“Ici repose un géant endormi, laissez le dormir, car quand il séveillera, il étonnéra le mondé.” ( “Here lies a sleeping giant, let him sleep, for when he wakes up, he will shock the world”).
Napoleon, speaking about China in 1803.
BTW, chapter one of Future Files in French (for free) here.
Hello Richard, just a lovely comment about your global work, i’m a french person, not very fluent in Shakespeare langage, but very happy to know & discover your work.