Slashdot Mirror
China Overtakes US as Supplier of IT Goods
Ant writes "CNET News.com is reporting that 'after almost a decade of explosive growth in its electronics sector, China has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest supplier of Information Technology goods, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.' From the article: "The most spectacular demonstration of China's ambition to become a consumer electronics heavyweight came in May this year when Lenovo, the Chinese computer maker, paid $1.75 billion to buy IBM's personal computer unit."
Hey, you'll see Pakistan made terrorists and jihadis! ;)
England didn't give up the Empire because they were asked, they gave up the Empire because they were dead broke and had bled themselves white through 2 World Wars. The US wouldn't support them (Roosevelt hated the idea of fighting Hitler and Japan to thwart their imperial ambitions only to turn the world back over the the British and French Empires), so they could not maintain their holdings. Hell, the poor bastards had food rationing until what? 1953?
Go look at how England gave up its Empire in places like Kenya. Do the words "concentration camps" ring any bells? And this was in the 1950s. Do you remember what the Suez Crisis was all about? England didn't want to give up that part of its Empire peacefully now did they? Oh the irony, France and Britain teaming up with Israel to sucker punch Egypt, only to be smacked down by the US.
Canada? Whatever, they sucked at the teat of England for 200 years. They weren't *allowed* to do anything except send troop to fight for the Commonwealth. Oh, except for that pesky business of oppressing the natives and interning people of Japanese descent during WWII, just like the US.
Oh yeah, Bush has caused all of these atrocities by torturing the Iraqi's. You are an idiot. Whatever ability you have to procreate should be taken from you. Go ask the Iraqi's what they think of their situation. Ask them if they want Sadam back. Anyone who says we shouldn't have gone to war is saying that Iraq was better off with Sadam. If you're never seen the Discovery Special on Sadam, you should stop your "look, I'm cool! I'm against the war" hippie attitude, watch that, then come back with some intelligent response. Sadam is a monster. We should have shot him in that hole we found him in. The Iraqi people are greatful we're there and we're doing far more good than is ever being publicized.