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  1. Badger

    China Flexing

    Just read this http://english.people.com.cn/200608/16/eng20060816_293767.html in the People's Daily on line. There are a couple of other articles there that seem to be a recent change in political posture. Subtle, but significant, in my estimation. This century will be an interesting one.
  2. Roadtoad

    China Using "Death Vans."

    You can read it here. It isn't just that they're using these damned things, it's what else is going on with them... I'd like to read the whole Amnesty International report. I'll have to wait, though: I need to get to work.
  3. R

    Death Penalty in China

    Words fail me.
  4. headscratcher4

    rare mirage off China shore...

    http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/811/2006/05/07/421@85556.htm Thougths? Is this possible? It doesn't seem possible to me...but I don't know (and I don't know the source either). Anyway, interesting.
  5. L

    USA teams up with China to battle drugs!

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12703108/ This disgusts and embarrasses me. Where is the outrage? These "criminals" stand a good chance of being executed. The U.S. is now in league with other oppressive regimes? CHINA, for god's sakes?! Just where is it, in the Constitution, that we allow for...
  6. GreyPilgrim

    Vatican position on Chinese Appointments

    I've read this piece on the beeb a couple of times. Am I missing something? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4972004.stm The Vatican has expressed "deep displeasure" over China's appointment of two Roman Catholic bishops. The appointment of the bishops without the Vatican's approval...
  7. headscratcher4

    Monday Rant...Bush and China

    So, when the President of China was here the other day, how does he have any credibility on the human rights issue considering we're detaining hundreds without any charges, hope of trial or release, or gaurantees of their human rights because we've determined them to be terrorists, and we've...
  8. headscratcher4

    Google defends operation in China

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060412/ap_on_hi_te/china_google;_ylt=AqkaT_jQnSb_37DnSfDrVlys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY- Google's chairman says it would be arrogant to walk into China and tell them how to manage their internet, culture, etc. Methinks they have dollar figures in their...
  9. shemp

    Bob Geldof: China To Blame For Sudan's Civil War

    linky linky I don't know enough about this. Is China really protecting the Sudanese government, or is Geldof off his rocker? (Get it? Geldof! Rocker! It's a pun!) Seriously, it seems like this war will never end. Is it because China keeps it going? P.S. I don't know why this is listed under...
  10. cbish

    Nutrition & Cancer: The China Study

    Does anyone know anything about a book called The China Study by T. Colin Campbell? It compares the dietary habits of China with the Western World. Campbell claims that 80-90% of disease is caused by diet; specifically animal protein.
  11. J

    China to become world's third largest car maker

    Nov. 12 - China's assemblers are likely to make and sell 6.4 million passenger cars, vans, buses and trucks in 2006, spurring the nation to surpass Germany as the world's third-largest vehicle maker, according to government research. Vehicle sales in Asia's second-largest economy may rise by...
  12. a_unique_person

    Australian wants to China to mine uranium

    Honestly, what sort of people do you Bushies associate with? If it's not France wanting to sell missiles to China, it's Australia wanting to sell them uranium. http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1433833.htm
  13. moonbeam

    China Gives Arousing Names to Storms

    Here in the US we've had recent storms by the name of Rita and Katrina, but in China, they have much more enticing names for their storms. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/02/longwang.ap/index.html "BEIJING, China (AP) -- Typhoon Longwang pounded southeast China" Tomorrow's headline...
  14. corplinx

    China Fears

    Let's be frank, China scares most people. Its very large. Very, very large. It has a very large army. Very, very large. Its' gas consumption is rising. Rising larger and larger. We know the many reasons why China is a threat. However, people seem to gloss over the other side of things. China...
  15. C

    China shutting down private mines: Too many accidents

    What was that about an unregulated market being safer, shanek?
  16. Tmy

    China. The gas price scapegoats!

    I dont buy this whole "Chinas economy driving the gas prices up" bull flop. You mean to tell me that in a mere 3 years, China has managed to drive up gas costs by like 80%!?!? CONSPIRICY I SAY!!!
  17. Bruce

    More civil unrest in China

    Riot over a car accident. We're going to see more of this, I'm afraid. :(
  18. M

    World must wake to China threat

    What do you think about this? " People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Zhu Chenghu (朱成虎) recently showed his true colors when he boasted in a manner typical of a bully and one accustomed to a rigid social hierarchy. Zhu threatened that if the US intervened in a war between China and...
  19. C

    China Rising

    Interesting column about China’s rising economic power: http://reason.com/9411/bk.grad.shtml Just kidding. This is actually an article from 1994 about Japan slightly modified for China. It, accurately, tells why Japan was not to be feared. Just a reminder about how fear mongerers are...
  20. Z

    China... the new superpower

    Chinese Oil Company Offers $18.5 Billion for Unocal & China's Haier launches bold bid for US appliance maker Maytag In 10 years everyone will be kissing Chinas butt. In my humble opinion. ;)
  21. C

    The Illusion of 'Managing' China

    By Robert Kagan in the Washington Post Good commentary but it leaves out the Sharansky idea of linkage between human rights and trade. CBL
  22. Ladyhawk

    Speaking of offshoring... Chrysler and China

    Chrysler may outsource new car to China [/i] That's nice. Unemployment is the highest in Michigan (auto world) than all of the country. Guess they're not worried about anyone in Michigan buying this new vehicle, if they develop it....since no one will be able to afford it. And this.... [/i]...
  23. C

    EU to help China invade Taiwan

    The EU is planning to lift its arms embargo against China. Meanwhile China threatens to invade Taiwan and increases defense spending by 13% this year (11% last year.) Of course, once this threat became official France and Germany immediately declared their opposition to selling arms to China...
  24. J

    China faces bleak environmental future

    With a rare glimpse inside one of China's working coalmines, Newsnight's Science Editor, Susan Watts, has been to find out if a coal-dependent future for China is inevitable. Coal built China - and fuels its relentless growth today. Eighty per cent of China's electricity comes from coal, and...
  25. L

    China overtakes U.S. as world's biggest consumer.

    China overtakes U.S. as world's biggest consumer.
  26. D

    Can America afford the "China Price"?

    Long, interesting article from Business Week magazine on manufacturing in the US and China - the extract below sort of suggests where all this is going - roll on the days of working 24/7 for a pittance. quote: "China is also propelled by an enormous domestic market that brings economies of...
  27. H

    Wal-Mart's China inventory to hit US$18b this year

    http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-11/29/content_395728.htm The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, says its inventory of stock produced in China is expected to hit US$18 billion this year, keeping the annual growth rate of over 20 per cent consistent over two years. (Xu...
  28. A

    People dead in China, time to make political hay

    "A man armed with a knife killed eight people today at a high school in central China and wounded four others, a government news agency reported." http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/world/2919372 When I hear these sort of stories, my first thought, like many here, is to think...
  29. Dorian Gray

    A check of two bits of news - Buying electoral votes and mobilization of China

    I heard on a radio show a man say that if he was an elector, meaning a member of the electoral college, and he was affiliated with Party A and set to vote for Candidate A, if someone came and bribed him with a million dollars, he could take the money, change his vote to Candidate B, and it would...
  30. Tony

    China: Next Superpower?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3763370.stm...full article I see no reason why the rise of China should precipitate a hostile confrontation. Unfortunately, idiots in power on both sides will probably end up taking it to that level, ultimately killing us all.

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