Quote from ByLoSellHi:
asiaprop, I am sorry you seem so defensive.
This thread wasn't an attempted slam on China, but to mention the important implications of a Chinese Economy that's cratering fast.
Hundreds of thousands of factories HAVE been closed, and many of these are owned by multinational, Fortune 500 companies, or major Chinese ones, who have moved operations to Vietnam, Thailand or other countries, or who have simply idled or closed production; that's fact, whether you accept or deny it.
And I do have first hand knowledge of this. I know someone who traveled to China quite often to handle JV plant deals between the company they worked for (a 26,000 employee, U.S. corporation) and local Chinese partners, and that company, at least, has seen some of these operations close, and others have been shelved.
There is a steep drop-off in Chinese Economic activity, my friend.
China has spun their data for a long, long time (more so than our 'ministers' have), and the truth of the state of health of the Chinese Economy is far worse than most realize.