At 21:25 02/02/2009, [email protected] wrote: >No time to deal with all of this point by point,
You concede. >No, John. YOU check out the big picture. Let's start with China: > >http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19c25aea-f0f5-11dd-8790-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 > >Hmmm, according to this, 20 million people in China have already >lost their jobs in export-oriented industries, and have returned to >their villages. Didn't your alterego recently pen: "Gee whiz, what a surprise! The Chinese like free trade! Maybe that is because it has meant huge amounts of foreign investment for China? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the Chinese government has to create jobs for 24 million new entrants to the labor market each year, something that it is already having a hard time handling despite its special status as the world's Great Export Platform? Maybe it has something to do with China's desire to modernize its military and flex its muscles in East Asia and elsewhere?" Smacks of fabricating arguments on the hoof John. Your erudition seems to lack the cement required for joined-up thinking. But do let Wen Jiabao know what you think of his outlook. john g --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
