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The Dark Side of China's Rise
Foreign Policy ^
| March/April 2006
| Minxin Pei
Posted on 03/01/2006 11:13:08 PM PST by calpilot
Chinas economic boom has dazzled investors and captivated the world. But beyond the new high-rises and churning factories lie rampant corruption, vast waste, and an elite with little interest in making things better. Forget political reform. Chinas future will be decay, not democracy.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: china; communism; economy
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To: Travis McGee
A likely scenario imho, add in an external war to distract the sheep from internal problems.
Wonder who will play the role of the Jews in this new Reich?
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posted on
03/07/2006 6:43:19 AM PST
by
investigateworld
(Abortion stops a beating heart)
To: investigateworld
Good question. Depends on what the immediate crisis is. It could be Muslims, conservative white Christians, Jews again....I suppose it depends.
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posted on
03/07/2006 8:01:40 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
To: Travis McGee
Not a chance old redneck whitey will be the fall guy
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:00:15 AM PST
by
vrwc0915
To: vrwc0915
Who knows? If the problems split along regional lines, then "crackers" in blue states might be in for a hard time.
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posted on
03/07/2006 12:54:15 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
To: Travis McGee
true but the "minorities" will have the blue blood crackers bring the weight of FED down on those who could fight back first, They will be used like useful idiots then when its time to cut down the tall trees they will finally realize that they gave the rope to the azatlan/blackpower/muzzies to hang them with
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posted on
03/07/2006 1:23:17 PM PST
by
vrwc0915
To: vrwc0915
There are too many variables at play to know how it will come down, except that it will be ugly.
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posted on
03/07/2006 1:27:12 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
To: calpilot
They are rising pretty dran good right now. They have 300 million in their middle class, more than we have in population. They are gathering wealth at a fantastic rate.
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posted on
03/07/2006 1:42:52 PM PST
by
CodeToad
To: Captainpaintball
"Who would want to invest in a country that steals, and copies technology, and ultimately undercuts, those who invest in it? "
Every American buyer who shops at places like Wal-Mart and other stores that sell Chinese goods.
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03/07/2006 1:43:54 PM PST
by
CodeToad
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