01-19-2007, 09:31 AM
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No, not exactly... but nice try
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The Chinese are screwing everyone economically,
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That's Capitalism! You don't like it? |
It's not really Capitalism. It's Communism trying to keep the old regime while attempting to gain from a Superior system based on freedom. While they are warming to Capitalistic concepts, (because who doesn't like getting rich?) they're only considered Capitalists by idiots with no clue of economic concepts.
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I doubt they’ll start a military occupation and jeopardize that position
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China is non-aggressive. They've been that way for 3,000 years. Their military adventures have only involved countries on their boarders.
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They've been non-aggressive for 3,000 years under various styles of government. The most recent one was Communism, and represents a miniscule part of China's rich history. (Remember: Communism didn't exist until 1917)
It's showing growth in other directions because, while Communism is great for controlling a vast land mass with Billions of people with an Iron fist, it isn't very conducive to evolving (for the better) very efficiently. (In other words, they were still pretty much 3rd world until recently.)
Even as f100 highlighted, they have had to import technology in order to make progress. This was Reagan's and Bush I's cooperative programs.
They've had to import Capitalist concepts in order to make economic progress. (Evidenced in gaining access to U.S. Markets under Bush's Administration and regaining Hong Kong as theirs when the UK's lease ended.)
They've had to virtually steal technology from the U.S. in order to make technological achievments. (Remember the spying controversies in the National Laboratories during the Clinton Administration?)
This is evidence of aggression if you ask me, but that's just my opinion. Further evidence is how they're building a high-tech navy rather quickly now. Are you aware of their naval and military growth? Do you consider this to be passive? If this isn't aggressive, what do you consider aggressive?
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