The Unauthorized State-Owned Chinese Disneyland

rmnoon writes "Apparently Japanese TV and bloggers have just discovered Disney's theme park in China, where young children can be part of the Magic Kingdom and interact with their favorite characters (like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and the Seven Dwarfs). The park's slogan is 'Because Disneyland is Too Far,' and there's even an Epcot-like dome. The only problem? Disney didn't build it, and they didn't authorize it. What's more? It's state-owned!"

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Orbital bombardment

[Travoltus]

China can't stop an orbital nuclear attack, or even ICBMs or sub-launched nukes.

China has no Navy - not one that can survive a handful of US subs. Our cruisers can take them out from beyond visual range.

** That's why they haven't even invaded little baby Taiwan. **

We know where all their major production factories are and can be done with them with a handful of strike bombers that they can't even see, much less shoot down. Failing that we can hit them from orbit.

What is more likely is that China, if sufficiently provoked, will fsck us up economically. But they'll play that card ONCE. That will bring the offshoring universe crashing down as Americans learn how vulnerable it makes us. We'll not make that mistake twice and China will lose its biggest customer. We'll produce our own stuff from then on and China will choke and asphyxiate and get sick and die in its own industrial filth.

We could move in and take over, although the pollution clean-up and dead body disposal might make that unfeasible for decades. :)

Oh and for those stupid enough to argue with me:
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/200 6/06/06/pollution_problems_cost_china_over_200b_a_ year/
http://www.forbes.com/logistics/2006/03/21/america s-most-polluted-cities-cx_rm_0321pollute.html
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-01/1 1/content_511271.htm
http://www.dbc.uci.edu/~sustain/suscoasts/krismin. html

Re:Orbital bombardment

[Travoltus]

LOL, which part of what I said was factually wrong? I backed it up with several pieces of documentation.

And if you're talking about the orbital bombardment thing, please, don't tell me you believe the US completely observed the SALT treaties...

Re:Actually...

[Anonymous Coward]

It was reported in the newspaper that many Chinese children cried that day as their beloved "Mickymouse" candy was no more You know, I've never read about this mass crying phenomenon in America, but it's happened to children in China more than once (like when Mao died). I think state-controlled media makes children into pussies...

Re:I'm confused

[jez9999]

And if you think both are wrong and that the world is not made up of binary issues, support neither.

What do you think the matrix is coded in?

Re:even if it were true - Re:Just goes to show..

[Instine]

It was implied.

What is US without oil? The others need energy too. But not as badly. Europe has Rassia's Gas (which is a bit of a worry, but not so bad). China has Coal. Lots of it.

US has, well... a war without end.

After New Orleans, the almighty armor seems very tarnished indeed.

Your political stability seems to be wavering slightly (though only slightly).

That which made you rich is fast diserpating to China, India and elsewhere. Namely low cost labour (your slaves are long gone, thank god), IT (Open Source and india are eating software markets up, as will China, and hardware will quickly follow), Energy (Oil made you rich now it is costing trillians to fight wars to steal other country's resources)...

Yes Cal is looking healthy. But how long will it even stay habitable?

So, sorry I'm not putting a penny in the Dollar.