The Israelis have been hopelessly outnumbered by the Arabs for 50 years......they also don't have the Taiwan Straits protecting them. If the Taiwanese fight like they have some balls, the Mainland will have to change their "one-child" birth control policy. BTW, they got their asses handed to them when they when up against the Vietnamese 3rd string back in 1979....what makes you think it would be any different today?
The Taiwanese Air Force has about 160 F-16's and around 50 Mirage 2000's. They also have Apache Attack helicopters and yes, some F-5's. Let's not forget their Pershing and Patriot missiles. The Taiwanese developed nuclear weapons at the Chung Shan Institute of Technology in the mid 1980's but had to close the program due to pressure from the US. Ground forces are probably around 500,000 (add the reserves and you've got alot of troops). One should remember that the US avoided an assault on Taiwan during WWII because of the difficulty an invasion would have faced (landing beaches are few and are poor at best....most of the island is VERY mountainous).
Uhmmm, I did my graduate work on Chinese-American Relations (1942-1944) and my wife's uncle was executed during 228 (the KMT massacre in Taiwan) so I think, maybe, I *do* know what I'm talking about. In the mid-1980's, my mail was regularly opened by the Taiwan governemt. What seems to be ignored here is that things have CHANGED....people in Taiwan can vote for whoever they want. They have a REAL, HONEST TO GOD DEMOCRACY...anyway, as much as one exists on earth. BTW, while in college in the US in the early 1970's, I read "Formosa Betrayed", "The Stilwell Papers", "Stilwell, The American Experience in China", etc, etc, etc. Actually, I had NO problem getting information about the the KMT.
"Time will tell, shit will smell and water seeks it's own level." - Capt. S.O. Teric
The British government along with those of Scotland and Northern Ireland all have large offices in Taipei trying to bring in Taiwanese investment and factories......remember the scene "Life in the 3rd World" (Yorkshire) in Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life"? Rather poetic, isn't it?
Yes, and the US makes the M-60 tanks and F-16 fighters Taiwan uses for it's defence. Try and see how far you get throwing PCs at the Red Chinese Peoples Liberation Army.
I hate to disappoint YOU but since I AM from East Asia let's just assume that I DO know what I'm talking about. If you think it's just a minority who are racists then I can just assume you've never been there or you're just trying to defend Asian racism. BTW, plenty of Asian men marry Western women in the States and in Europe...you just don't see as many because typical Asian families will disown a son who does. Twenty-five years ago one of my college roommates (from Hong Kong) married a white girl in South Carolina. Her family welcomed him...his was not too pleased. BTW, why is it that in Indonesia, it's VERY common for Indonesian men to marry Western women.....example, in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Western wives virtually control the town.
I am from a rural country in the 3rd world....how about yourself? Oh yeah, I'll be more than happy to match my degrees (notice the plural) against yours any day of the week.
"Fortunately for all of us, racism and hate-filled speech is looked down upon by most people in this age." Wrongo. Maybe in the US and Western Europe it is, but it certainly isn't in the rest of the world. It tends to be part of the national culture/identity virtually everywhere. I suggest you take a trip through Africa, Central/South America and Asia and THEN tell us about racism....if you're white you've got an education in store. (Please tell us what happens to the children of mixed marriges in Japan/Korea/China)
"Racists are redneck fuck-faces"....the term "redneck" is racist as it refers to white Southern farmers (they work out in the sun, thus their necks are red). Are you saying that (A) all racists are white Southern farmers, or (B) all white Southern farmers are racists? Regardless, this is another good excuse for the UN to set up some commission staffed with corrupt 3rd World clowns that will waste (read "steal") as much money as possible and blame it all on the West.
You're right. No tariffs. Go to Asia and see all the tiny little shops selling all kinds of imported Italian leather jackets, German Leica cameras, Intel CPUs, etc, etc. As I said, business is run very differently there. I (like many other people on visa runs) used to travel the Triangle: Taipei, Hong Kong, Korea. I'd be carrying electronic components, buttons, Rolex watches, designer luggage etc. It's a DIFFERENT way of doing business....and it's legal. Believe it or not, everything in the world is NOT done like in South Bumfuck, Arkansas.
OK, they don't claim they have an office in China, my mistake. The press release stated that they had helped MandrakeSoft (makers of Mandrake Linux) set up their offices there. You can read the story in The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/991102-000009.html
This is a Chinese/Taiwanese operation so don't expect them to operate the way American businesses do. You'll make a BIG mistake if you do. A friend of mine in Taipei used to have a company operating out of his house. He'd fly to the States, buy memory, pack it in his suitcase and fly back to Taiwan to sell to the highest bidder. He had 2 employees, his brother and girlfriend. He now owns one of the largest network card/hub manufacturing companies in Taiwan. His products are sold all over the world. He doesn't work out of his living room anymore:^)
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The *REAL* Australian experience is a pub crawl in Kuta Beach, Bali.....and there they all drink Bintang (yum, yum)!
Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "going out for a little Chinese", doesn't it?
I thought it was:
....a Japanese wife, Chinese food and a T-1 line.
I like the b-b-q koala on a stick with a cold, frosty Foster's!
Sorry, I think I'll stick with NeXTSTEP 3.3 (Intel). (And when running Linux I'll use Windowmaker!)
they're still smokin' that funny shit up there in Redmond. I guess it really DOES cause brain damage.
The Israelis have been hopelessly outnumbered by the Arabs for 50 years......they also don't have the Taiwan Straits protecting them. If the Taiwanese fight like they have some balls, the Mainland will have to change their "one-child" birth control policy. BTW, they got their asses handed to them when they when up against the Vietnamese 3rd string back in 1979....what makes you think it would be any different today?
The Taiwanese Air Force has about 160 F-16's and around 50 Mirage 2000's. They also have Apache Attack helicopters and yes, some F-5's. Let's not forget their Pershing and Patriot missiles. The Taiwanese developed nuclear weapons at the Chung Shan Institute of Technology in the mid 1980's but had to close the program due to pressure from the US. Ground forces are probably around 500,000 (add the reserves and you've got alot of troops).
One should remember that the US avoided an assault on Taiwan during WWII because of the difficulty an invasion would have faced (landing beaches are few and are poor at best....most of the island is VERY mountainous).
The M-60 was designed alooooooooong time before Autocad.
Uhmmm, I did my graduate work on Chinese-American Relations (1942-1944) and my wife's uncle was executed during 228 (the KMT massacre in Taiwan) so I think, maybe, I *do* know what I'm talking about. In the mid-1980's, my mail was regularly opened by the Taiwan governemt.
What seems to be ignored here is that things have CHANGED....people in Taiwan can vote for whoever they want. They have a REAL, HONEST TO GOD DEMOCRACY...anyway, as much as one exists on earth.
BTW, while in college in the US in the early 1970's, I read "Formosa Betrayed", "The Stilwell Papers", "Stilwell, The American Experience in China", etc, etc, etc. Actually, I had NO problem getting information about the the KMT.
"Time will tell, shit will smell and water seeks it's own level." - Capt. S.O. Teric
The British government along with those of Scotland and Northern Ireland all have large offices in Taipei trying to bring in Taiwanese investment and factories......remember the scene "Life in the 3rd World" (Yorkshire) in Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life"? Rather poetic, isn't it?
Yes, and the US makes the M-60 tanks and F-16 fighters Taiwan uses for it's defence. Try and see how far you get throwing PCs at the Red Chinese Peoples Liberation Army.
I take it you've never been to Taiwan, your studies of Chinese history were all printed in Beijing.....and you're an asshole.
I hate to disappoint YOU but since I AM from East Asia let's just assume that I DO know what I'm talking about. If you think it's just a minority who are racists then I can just assume you've never been there or you're just trying to defend Asian racism. BTW, plenty of Asian men marry Western women in the States and in Europe...you just don't see as many because typical Asian families will disown a son who does. Twenty-five years ago one of my college roommates (from Hong Kong) married a white girl in South Carolina. Her family welcomed him...his was not too pleased. BTW, why is it that in Indonesia, it's VERY common for Indonesian men to marry Western women.....example, in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Western wives virtually control the town.
I am from a rural country in the 3rd world....how about yourself? Oh yeah, I'll be more than happy to match my degrees (notice the plural) against yours any day of the week.
So you're saying I can't cross a Collie with a German Shepard?
"Fortunately for all of us, racism and hate-filled speech is looked down upon by most people in this age." Wrongo. Maybe in the US and Western Europe it is, but it certainly isn't in the rest of the world. It tends to be part of the national culture/identity virtually everywhere. I suggest you take a trip through Africa, Central/South America and Asia and THEN tell us about racism....if you're white you've got an education in store. (Please tell us what happens to the children of mixed marriges in Japan/Korea/China)
"Racists are redneck fuck-faces"....the term "redneck" is racist as it refers to white Southern farmers (they work out in the sun, thus their necks are red). Are you saying that (A) all racists are white Southern farmers, or (B) all white Southern farmers are racists? Regardless, this is another good excuse for the UN to set up some commission staffed with corrupt 3rd World clowns that will waste (read "steal") as much money as possible and blame it all on the West.
Who needs an Aston Martin or a Walther PPK? I'd *much* rather just have "Pussy Galore"!
I guess this is why Apples cost so much more than PCs....they have such a large stable of lawyers to feed.
Your excuse must be that your mother was a crack whore.
#1: Windowmaker (http://www.windowmaker.org)
#2: GNUstep (http://www.gnustep.org)
(KDE is too Borgish for me.)
I can carry almost anything *out* of the US. Customs is usually worried about what you bring *in*.
You're right. No tariffs. Go to Asia and see all the tiny little shops selling all kinds of imported Italian leather jackets, German Leica cameras, Intel CPUs, etc, etc. As I said, business is run very differently there. I (like many other people on visa runs) used to travel the Triangle: Taipei, Hong Kong, Korea. I'd be carrying electronic components, buttons, Rolex watches, designer luggage etc. It's a DIFFERENT way of doing business....and it's legal. Believe it or not, everything in the world is NOT done like in South Bumfuck, Arkansas.
OK, they don't claim they have an office in China, my mistake. The press release stated that they had helped MandrakeSoft (makers of Mandrake Linux) set up their offices there. You can read the story in The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/991102-000009.html
:^)
This is a Chinese/Taiwanese operation so don't expect them to operate the way American businesses do. You'll make a BIG mistake if you do. A friend of mine in Taipei used to have a company operating out of his house. He'd fly to the States, buy memory, pack it in his suitcase and fly back to Taiwan to sell to the highest bidder. He had 2 employees, his brother and girlfriend. He now owns one of the largest network card/hub manufacturing companies in Taiwan. His products are sold all over the world. He doesn't work out of his living room anymore