No.. I didn't see the 60th annevesry.. Anything to mention about? Thanx ======= S1000+ =======
--- On Sat, 11/14/09, xi <[email protected]> wrote: From: xi <[email protected]> Subject: Re: The lost USA To: "World-thread" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009, 2:09 PM I think we learned that lesson too. Did you see the 60th. anniversary celebration? :) <<The message in brief.. The fox is always a fox even when he wears a Bikini. >> ROFL Very good saying. It must be a Babylonian saying. LOL Peace and best wishes. Xi On Nov 14, 10:30 pm, "Sumerian.." <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes.. Not only USA but the west.. they say something and all their target is > domination.. They can't change... > In history , China ignored or didn't know that, and it fell in lots of > troubles.. ending up being occupied or fighting the British.. In this regards > I am talking about the commerical relationship of china with the Spanish and > Portuguese when they were the super powers. China thought that it is pure > commercial, and never thought of the wolves spirit of the other side, so it > helped Portugues against Islamic Indian who were ruling India .. It ended up > with Hong Kong and Macao, being ruled by westerns.. They occupied Indonesia, > Philippines and Malaysia ..etc And China at that time, before the disaster of > its decision to be isolated and burnt its fleet of merchants ships. When > China had the power of concuring the whole world. One Million soldiers and > 5000 ships, compared to England, of 20,000 soldiers and 20 ships. > The message in brief.. The fox is always a fox even when he wears a Bikini. > S1000+ > > and our folks story Layla and the fox, which ended up being eaten by the fox. > This story is 1000 years old. > > ======= > > S1000+ > > ======= > > ________________________________ > From: xi <[email protected]> > To: World-thread <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 8:08:11 AM > Subject: Re: The lost USA > > Thanks a lot for that message Sumerian. It is really interesting for > me. > > I absolutely agree with The senior director for East Asian affairs at > the National Security Council words, Sumerian. "I don't see this > relationship as a zero-sum one. We see it as a relationship where > we're obviously going to have differences, where we are going to be > competitors in certain respects. But we want to maximise areas where > we can work together because the global challenges we face will simply > not be met if we don't.". However I am not so sure that US > administration agrees with their own words, in any case it would be > their own business and they would pay the consequences as usual. You > know that one thing is what American politicians say, and something > different what they do. I always told this global economy is more > cooperation than competition. The losers are those who see this global > economy in terms of power, domination, etc. The winners see it in > terms of growth, win-win and mutual prosperity. > > Also, I agree that China saves too much and consumes too little, > exactly the opposite than USA. I told it many years ago. China has > changed the growth model three times times within the last 60 years. > During this crisis we have changed that model again. This time toward > a more balanced foreign sector-domestic sector, still with a little > foreign trade surplus. The consequence is that, with this new model, > China is leading Asian (and probably beyond) growth along next one or > two decades. It is good for Chinese people to rise our tandard of life > and for people in Asia and around the globe too as we generte economic > activity and growth in economies strongly engaged to China s economy. > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi > > On Nov 14, 12:33 pm, "Sumerian.." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So after messing in iraq and the so called war against terrorism, the USA > > wants now to mess up in Asia again > > S1000+ > > > Obama said today: > > "We must strengthen our economic recovery, and pursue growth that is > > both balanced and sustained," he said. "We simply cannot return to the > > same cycles of boom and bust that led us into a global recession." He said > > the US would pursue a new economic strategy that would mean "saving more > > and spending less". He > > urged Asian leaders to break their dependence on exports to the US > > market and to open up their markets to speed up a global economic > > recovery.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8360083.stm > > > singapore pm said today : > > > "The United States needs to borrow less and save more," said Mr Lee, > > "and that means somebody else in the world has to save a little bit > > less and spend a little bit more. And if you look at where the > > imbalances are it means countries like China, where savings are high, > > have to make some adjustments." > > > That points to another more subtle rebalancing in the region - the > > shifting balance of power between the United States and China. > > > China syndromeChina has been steadily building its business interests and > > political ties, especially in South-East Asia. > > > "China has been very active in the region, cultivating countries and making > > friends and influencing people" said Mr Lee. > > > And > > as China was quietly extending its influence, the United States was > > preoccupied with Iraq, Afghanistan and the so-called War on Terror. In > > effect America took its eye off the Asian ball, as the Singaporean > > prime minister acknowledged. > > > "The tilling of the ground, the > > cultivation of the relationships in South-East Asia particularly has > > not been given as much attention as we would have preferred," he said. > > > But > > now the United States says it's back and wants to reengage with Asia. > > President Barack Obama is making his first trip to the region, visiting > > Japan, China and South Korea on either side of the Apec summit. > > > Some > > are predicting a new era of Sino-American rivalry, with smaller nations > > in Asia left to play one off against the other or forced to choose > > sides. > > > Yet the Singaporean prime minister cautioned against a confrontational > > approach. "We > > want a peaceful, constructive rivalry," he said. "If there's a rift > > down the middle of the Pacific there would be trouble for all of us ... > > including America and China." That also seems to be the view from > > Washington. > > > The > > senior director for East Asian affairs at the National Security > > Council, Jeffrey Bader, told reporters recently: "I don't see this > > relationship as a zero-sum one. We see it as a relationship where we're > > obviously going to have differences, where we are going to be > > competitors in certain respects. But we want to maximise areas where we > > can work together because the global challenges we face will simply not > > be met if we don't." There is another arena where Washington's new approach > > may be in evidence in > > Singapore.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8358124.stm > > > ======= > > S1000+ > > =======- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. 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