the new practice facilities that, "the donors are all on-board and the "china men" were ready to start construction." IIRC....

Obviously, IF this is true, the VP harks back to a distant age when the Chinese built big things for us (like railroads and bridges etc) for cheap.

Sounds like it could be true. Not a common ethnic "slight" if you ask me. But bear in mind Norm is a "genius" with a big chip and a fertile imagination...