[BobL]

“Industrial progress in last 25 years is nothing short of phenomenal.”

Hey, pal, get with the rest of the FReepers and please STICK YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND.

I make a point of looking at their infrastructure. 6 months ago, they were having protests in some villages. The protesters were on a highway. That was ONE SWEET highway, cleanly paved, marked, and with safety barriers. We have some here, but not many that look like that.

Just to throw some salt into the wound, Michigan is in the process of turning paved highways into gravel roads, as they can no longer afford to maintain all of their paved roads.

[bert]

To summarize, China is.

[grey_whiskers]

It's easy to build infrastructure with stolen technology (no R&D costs) and slave labor.

Nice try, though.