Fax machines had been common in the United States since the early 1980s. They were convenient to use there, but still a rare novelty in our country.
It was not until the mid-1980s that fax machines from Japanese electronics manufacturers entered the market in the East, but the prices were astronomical, and only government agencies and large corporations could afford them.
Lingnan Road and Bridge Construction General Corporation, where Ye Shicheng worked, did have one, installed in the administrative department rather than in his own general manager's office.
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