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losCHUNK
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PostPosted: 02-16-2005 07:23 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 272577.stm

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It is now the world's biggest consumer of grain, meat, coal and steel. Only in oil does the US consume more.



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PostPosted: 02-16-2005 07:36 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


They're getting big, but they're still very dependent on us for a lot of things, including their economy.
If they weren't pegged to the dollar, the value of their currency would go way up, and they wouldn't be able to export all their products nearly as cheaply as they do. In which case we, their biggest consumer, wouldn't buy nearly as much from them, and they would probably go back into recession.

But right now they're a huge contender, and what worries me the most is all the oil alliances they are making - especially with countries who traditionally supply us almost exclusively, like Venezuela.
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PostPosted: 02-16-2005 07:40 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


aye, im just thinking how much of a bitch it would be if they both kick off :paranoid:
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PostPosted: 02-16-2005 07:43 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


mucka haiya ding ding!

(shout that in chinatown)
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PostPosted: 02-16-2005 07:44 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


im sure id get 90lbsx100 on top of me in a second
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PostPosted: 02-16-2005 07:48 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


@Rook. IMO we'll see China dwarf the US as both an economic and military superpower over the next 50 years. Any dependence they do have isn't going to last for long.
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PostPosted: 02-16-2005 08:05 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


China intrigues me :shrug:
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PostPosted: 02-16-2005 08:50 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Wow. They eat a lot. Shocking.
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PostPosted: 02-16-2005 11:20 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


R00k wrote:
They're getting big, but they're still very dependent on us for a lot of things, including their economy.


yes, especially because Dell employs most of china for tech support.
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 12:31 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


10 more years....



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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 02:13 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


China needs to sort out it's economy, it's a big player now.



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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 02:36 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It's funny how they're holding the us dollar by the balls. If the us starts to get cocky, they just have to squeeze a little.
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 03:04 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


R00k wrote:
They're getting big, but they're still very dependent on us for a lot of things...


Its a two way thing you know.
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PostPosted: 02-17-2005 03:11 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


There's also an interesting link in Chinese oil imports and Iran - i recon they import enough oil from there to not stand for a US-Iranian conflict.



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