An earlier report "China 2020" was prepared under World Bank auspices in 1998.
[2] Among other points, the report argued that relative to the private sector, "SOEs consume a large proportion of capital, raw materials, and intermediate inputs to produce relatively small shares of gross output and value added.
"[4] Before being pulled from the room, Du passed out an essay he had written titled, "WB Go Home With Your Poison!
"[4] In response, Zoellick acknowledged the intense debate in China between nationalists and economic liberalizers, and said this was "the point of any good research report.
"[4] Du's protest received widespread praise from China's influential netizens and he became a featured guest on news shows for some time.