[correctthought]

The last great leap forward didn't turn out so well.

Looks like they'll be funding another clinton run for the presidency with a repeal of term limits.

[Orion78]

PING!

[harpseal]

The next time someone tries to tell you that outsourcing IT is good for America refer them to this thread. Ask them how outsourcing a technology that is vital to our military is good for America. The People's Liberation Army recognizes that this as teh most vital technology perhaps we as a nation should realize our continued lead in this area is dependent upon a vital civilian IT sector.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"Hu hinted that much greater funding would be devoted to upgrading the arsenal of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) because, he said, economic progress "need to be safeguarded by a strong national defense."

From the horse's mouth. Our economic ties with China are both the excuse for "a string national defense" as well as the enabler of said defense.

[meadsjn]

I wonder what job skills will benefit our children in this brave new world -- besides combat skills.

Y2K didn't shut down civilization as predicted, but this economic insanity just might do the trick.