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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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That way I wouldn't have the travelling.
(, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 9:05, 1 reply, 15 years ago)
If not, I'll think about it.
(, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 9:12, Reply)
you're in the right country to become one of our jackbook-wearing opressing overlords in 20 years time, so not all bad.
(, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 9:12, Reply)
But, I seriously doubt it. China has got this far by basically having a shit load of raw materials, cheap labour, and a healthy disregard for western corporate and commercial law. They'll have to do something about the last two to progress further, as shown by the current regieme's plans with the UK and Europe. But it'll take a lot more than 5 years, IMO.
(, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 9:25, Reply)
But yeah, China has many problems, several of which are very urgent. Even if it has the world's largest economy, per capita income would still be less than middling. There's a long way to go... and many things that can go wrong. I wouldn't like to be someone who'd invested my wealth in property, for example.
(, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 9:44, Reply)
even if lots of westerners effectively have their fingers in their ears going "lalalalala I'm not listening" ... but yeah, I bet it's very different for the general public inside the country.. Still, must be an interesting place to be living right now...
(, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 9:47, Reply)
It does, however, have a high proportion of chavs and junkies. But these can mostly be avoided by going to places that cost money.
(, Wed 6 Jul 2011, 9:13, Reply)
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