Sorry, don't think so. Even though its got more than a million people, it is far more homogenous than the USSR or Yugoslavia (proportionate to their populations). Who would "break off" from China? Tibet, sure but most Chinese wouldn't give a damn. Some backwards western hinterlands? Maybe, but see above about "giving a damn." Manchuria? No. Hong Kong, maybe but in a free China that would be unnecessary. The fact is that China, as a nation very much like the one we know today has existed for almost two thousand years and for just about that entire time has had a very strong central government. There have been civil wars, but the goals (and eventual outcome) of all parties has always been a unified China. China is NOT going to break up like the USSR and Yugoslavia. Sorry.
"Mr. Roberts didn't seem to be too happy with our telephone call and scolded me a bit for calling him at his '$3,000,000 home.'" -from the above article.
Note: In Florida (where Infinium, and presumably Mr. Roberts is supposed to be) a residence, no matter the value, cannot taken from an owner who has filed for bankruptcy. A lot of those Enron, Tyco and Worldcom guys have huge multi-million dollar estates down there, pretty much precisely for this reason. Investing millions in a home in Florida is a great hedge against a possible future bankruptcy.
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Sorry, that should be "billion" not "million". Hopefully you assumed it was a typo.
Sorry, don't think so. Even though its got more than a million people, it is far more homogenous than the USSR or Yugoslavia (proportionate to their populations). Who would "break off" from China? Tibet, sure but most Chinese wouldn't give a damn. Some backwards western hinterlands? Maybe, but see above about "giving a damn." Manchuria? No. Hong Kong, maybe but in a free China that would be unnecessary. The fact is that China, as a nation very much like the one we know today has existed for almost two thousand years and for just about that entire time has had a very strong central government. There have been civil wars, but the goals (and eventual outcome) of all parties has always been a unified China. China is NOT going to break up like the USSR and Yugoslavia. Sorry.