Betting the Farm
Nov 21st, 2007 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Emerging Markets, Energy
CHINA'S LAST EMPEROR, PU YI, LOVED HIS SOYBEANS. They were a staple of the Manchurian diet in Northern China. In the 1930s, a forward-thinking Brazilian friend asked Pu Yi if he could take some soybeans back to Brazil. Pu Yi, only a nominal regent by this point, complied. The beans ...read more
