Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:32 AM
xchrom (91,581 posts)
Eight ways China is changing your world
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19797989
***SNIP 'To get rich is glorious' It is now 35 years since former leader Deng Xiaoping's catchy slogan signalled China's opening to the world and ushered in one of the biggest economic success stories in human history. ***SNIP Every feast must have its end China has been growing so fast it has scarcely stopped to consider the environmental cost. ***SNIP Teach the kids Mandarin? China has long fascinated the West, but its emergence as an economic power has seen a new burgeoning of interest in its culture and language. ***SNIP Keep the peace China adopted the phrase "peaceful rise" to try and assure nervous neighbours that its new-found economic clout would not turn it into a bully.
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 Eight ways China is changing your world (Original post) |
xchrom | Oct 2012 | OP |
| JackN415 | Oct 2012 | #1 | |
| malaise | Oct 2012 | #3 | |
| porphyrian | Oct 2012 | #2 |
Response to xchrom (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:13 AM
1. China is already a bully to its neighbors and plays a game unbefitting of a power
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Response to JackN415 (Reply #1)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:20 AM
malaise (107,053 posts)
3. LOL - don't make me laugh
Response to xchrom (Original post)
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:15 AM
porphyrian (18,530 posts)
2. Kung Fu and action movies! - My favorite Chinese imports after styles of cuisine. n/t
