tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post116306879237633660..comments2023-11-03T10:31:19.854+00:00Comments on Assistant Blog: Chinese Takeaway?Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267191412203443333noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1163511636552145752006-11-14T13:40:00.000+00:002006-11-14T13:40:00.000+00:00Tis a tiny country attached to the bottom of Texas...Tis a tiny country attached to the bottom of Texas. Population: 3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1163437916589511962006-11-13T17:11:00.000+00:002006-11-13T17:11:00.000+00:00Where's 'China?Where's 'China?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1163427641106692712006-11-13T14:20:00.000+00:002006-11-13T14:20:00.000+00:00Chinese Takeaway: King prawns with mushrooms and e...Chinese Takeaway: King prawns with mushrooms and egg fried rice. yum yumNat Uralezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194907276554731665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1163186386742892622006-11-10T19:19:00.000+00:002006-11-10T19:19:00.000+00:00did Borat make first post?did Borat make first post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1163186163962611302006-11-10T19:16:00.000+00:002006-11-10T19:16:00.000+00:00UK - Chinese trade is worth (quick internet search...UK - Chinese trade is worth (quick internet search) £17billion. Doesn`t that count as backing of the Chinese government and its policies? I mean if our governments really cared they would find somewhere else to conduct their business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1163080765205560062006-11-09T13:59:00.000+00:002006-11-09T13:59:00.000+00:00I am not sure of your analogy of a toilet in relat...I am not sure of your analogy of a toilet in relation to China. In what way does the world use China as a toilet as you put it? China, in its rush to develop seems to be fully able to destroy its own environemt. Whilst it is true that a high demand for goods in the west is contributing to this destruction, it is surely the responsibilty of the Chinese governement to ensure that planning regulations and the costs to the environemt are taken into account so that the price paid by the Chinese people and environment for this rapid industrialiasation is not too high. <BR/><BR/>In many instances throuhgout China, whether due to a lack of democratic accountability or localised corruption by Communist Party officials controls and checks on industrial development simply don’t occur. This it seems leads to the enrichment of the few to the detriment of millions of ordinary Chinese. <BR/><BR/>As for your refernece to ‘African crooks’ and the West, there certainly is a history during the Cold War period especially of both the then USSR and the USA backing unsavory regiemes in Africa to halt the influence of either side spreading on the continent. However that really should be taken in the context of that period in time. China today is fully backing regeimes in Sudan to whom it is not only selling arms, but is also building them in country. In Zimbabwe, to which it has sold fighter jets and in a gesture of goodwill has even supplied orietal style roof tiles to President Mugabe for his huge Mansion currently under construction in the Harare suburbs. All whilst his people suffer with inflation of over 1000% and little food due to his governments threats towards any oppostition, appaling economic record and corruption. Then to Angola where China has been accused of turning a blind eye towards the governements corruption and human rights abuses in order to sign trade deals.<BR/><BR/>Whilst Chinese involvement with Africa is seen as being generally positive the lack of Chinese democratic accountability at home means that its government can invest large sums of money in questionable regimes in Africa without having to be answerable to anyone for it. Western democracies on the whole however would face overwhealming internal pressure if they for example decided to invest in a country such as Sudan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1163075907971114772006-11-09T12:38:00.000+00:002006-11-09T12:38:00.000+00:00to the writer, if the world use china like a toile...to the writer, if the world use china like a toilet and refused to clean up after the dirty business, how on earth the toilet can be kept clean. " user of toilet must always keep the toilet clean after used." As for the African crooks they were once upon a time good friend of the west.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com