2040 China, a 123 trillion dollar economy?!?!?!

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Quote from blackjack007:

it's because we let the smartest and wealthiest come to our universities to study. and then many of them stay here to become permanent residents. so we are stealing their best young people.

how many of america's best minds move to china to study and stay there? i don't know any, personally.

that, people, is why china won't surpass the US. we steal the best and brightest from countries around the world. they don't.

Very true, Commodore, in the past. Not any more.

The exodus has begun, first a trickle, now a stream, in a few more months and years, THE GREAT ESCAPE!

Its over, get used to it.

 

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Quote from newguy05:

have you seen how serious the chinese take their education...I dont know if chinese are genetically smarter or dumber than other races, but i do know they work/study much harder than the western students, and that's all that matters in the end.

it used to be that way - the top 5% comes to US. No longer true, most elite in china no longer wants to come to the US other than for a vacation. The people that do come nowdays are poor and looking to make some quick money doing regular labors.

Very True!

 

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Quote from T_Geithner:



exactly my point; america is fuckism, that's what america is

After 5 years with your wife at least your job will still suck.

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1. Only in America......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

2. Only in America......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.

3. Only in America......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

4. Only in America......do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, and a diet coke.

5. Only in America......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.

6. Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

7. Only in America......do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

8. Only in America......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.

9. Only in America.....do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.

10. Only in America......do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

11. Only in America......can a homeless combat veteran live in a cardboard box and a draft dodger live in the White House. (Clinton)

 

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Quote from newguy05:

Arrogance and strict isolationism brought china to its kneels for much of the 19th and 20th century. It's just waking up now.

China put a man in space, lifted tens of millions out of poverty, hosted one of the biggest olympic games, developed a nationwide modern infrastructure for transportation and communication, became the 2nd largest economy. An entire nation was transformed in less than 20 years, it's especially remarkable considering where it started from - a mere 20-30 years ago china is not much different than north korea with nonexistent economy, infrastructure, standards of living, and global influence. China also became the world leader in high speed train technology, and trying to do the same with green tech.

Put down your western bias, and think about what china has done in the last 20 years for a min, then ask yourself if there are any other nation in history that were able to accomplish this.

For those of you dismissing china or waiting for its fall, you will be solely disappointed and missing a great opportunity to make some coins.

Newguy05
I totally agree with you
20 years ago China was like North korea
Poverty, poverty and poverty ...
In less than 20 years later...
China is like a Phoenix rose from the ashes
It transformed beautifully into 2nd largest economy
Indeed, the sleeping Giant Dragon just waking up now

The theme slogan of Beijing Olympic
is One World One Dream
East or West ... North or South
We are all citizen of this Gaia/Globe ...
We are not World-leader or Politician
Regardless which country we're from..
Regardless what color our skin...
Take this golden opportunity and
make some dollars and cents ...
and make this world a better place
for all of us ... united color of friends.

 

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I posted a comment earlier on this thread about China becoming a leader or possibly THE leader in nuclear engineering and technology.

Construction of Chinese 'Nuclear City' to start

"Plans are advancing for the construction of the first industrial park in China to help with the rapid development of the country's nuclear power industry, with detailed engineering and construction preparation work at the site in Haiyan, Zhejiang province, expected to start soon."
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"China will reportedly spend some $175 billion over the next ten years on developing the 130 square-kilometre Haiyan Nuclear City."
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"The Nuclear City is expected to have four main areas of work: development of the nuclear power equipment manufacturing industry; nuclear training and education; applied nuclear science industries (medical, agricultural, radiation detection and tracing); and promotion of the nuclear industry."

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Construction_of_Chinese_Nuclear_City_to_start_soon-1608104.html