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China vs U.S. in an 'Internet Race'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the to-the-tld-alice dept.

avatar4d writes to mention an article on CIO about a new 'space race' on the internet between China and the U.S.. China is currently hard at work at what is being called the 'Chinese Next Generation Internet' (CNGI). With plans to unveil the project at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the network is part of a plan to leap ahead of the United States in innovation and technology. From the article: "The strategy, outlined in China's latest five-year plan, calls for the country to transition its economy from one based almost entirely on manufacturing to one that produces its own scientific and technological breakthroughs — using a new and improved version of today's dominant innovation platform, the Internet. 'CNGI is the culmination of this revolutionary plan' to turn China into the world's innovation capital, says Wu Hequan, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the chairman of the CNGI Expert Committee, the group overseeing the project. 'We will use it as a way to break through and be competitive in the global economic market.'"

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  1. Good & Bad by Kittyflipping · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear you won't be able to say anything bad about the Chinese government on this new internet; however you can get quite a deal on a Rolex and other brand name items...

  2. Let's create a template post by Rotten168 · · Score: 3, Funny

    1) Complain about US falling behind
    2) blame Christian Fundamentalists and Bush
    3) ????
    4) Profit!!!

  3. a challenge? by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    With plans to unveil the project at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the network is part of a plan to leap ahead of the United States in innovation and technology.

    Given that ours is made of tubes, it can't be hard to come up with something better.

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  4. Made in China... by Mini-Geek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we'll start seeing "Made in China" stickers on web sites.

    This Post Made in China

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  5. Re:Copying, not innovating by muddyblooz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh what a load of horseshit! There are plenty of quality engineers delivering pizza in the United States.

  6. Re:Copying, not innovating by soft_guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh what a load of horseshit! There are plenty of quality engineers delivering pizza in the United States.

    By "quality" he means someone with at least 9 years of experience programming with C# and .net who is willing to work for $18,500 per year.

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  7. Re:Copying, not innovating by caffeinatedOnline · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bravo!!! But, ummm... C# and .NET have only been around since 2001... makes it kinda hard to have 9 years experience... oh wait...

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  8. Re:They want to move away from manufacturing? by johnsmith_12345 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thats the japanese plan...

    Robots, lots of robots...

  9. Re:How about China vs. Superstition? by Excen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Any first-year biology student will tell you what happens with irradiated seeds.

    If my "Seeds" were irradiated, I wouldn't have to worry about wearing a rubber.

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  10. Re:How about China vs. Superstition? by sponger · · Score: 0, Funny

    yep! its called tommaco!

  11. Re:Serious comment on cultural dominance by fbjon · · Score: 2, Funny
    Probably when people start spelling realise correctly, not the hemogonistic imperial American nazi way.
    Don't you mean, 'nasi way'?
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