So what? We should start reopening some of our own mines in the US. For now we should continue buying them from the Chinese. The great thing about this economic relationship is that we get the minerals and China has to deal with the pollution.
Oh here we go again with the "5000 years of culture"
You must be one of those laowei who thinks China is so "exotic" and mystical". Hey buddy I have a newwsflash for you: China is just another regular country with nothing exceptional. Almost all countries around the world has thousands of years of history too. Just pick any European or Arabic country.
The reason why the CCCP is cracking down on pornography is because they don't like it and they can. The Communist Party is an authoritarian government and they will ban anything they don't like. It is not because they think porn demeans woman (I'm not saying it doesn't though). By the way, there is nothing specifically in Chinese culture that looks down on porn. That is why China is one of the biggest consumers of Japanese hentai and pornography. I think the CCCP is banning porn because they think it leads to Western "decadence". This is more like what Islamic countries might do.
I don't understand how so many foreigners in China develop this China fetish that seem to cloud there ability to think and judge rationally. Luckily I was never affected by this in my time there which I have termed the China fetish syndrome. If you hear anybody say the West is wrong about China because they have "5000 years of civilization", you know this person has the China Fetish Syndrome.
Before you mod me to hell, think about when you purchase your Walmart crap that is produced by children that don't make enough to feed themselves.
Look, I am not disagreeing with you that China relies a lot on cheap labor for their manufacturing industry. However,you need to quit with the hyperbole and actually research the situation in China. The country has been self-sufficient in food for awhile now so while alot of people are still poor no children are dying of hunger. Food is extremely cheap in China and almost anyone can afford it. Also, manufacturing wages in the coastal provinces have been rising in the past decade. A lot of companies are now moving inland where wages are still low but this will change as well in the future. China will not be relying on cheap labor forever.
I am a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Chinky People and I demand that Slashdot write an official letter of apology to all the people of Asian descent who were greatly offended by the use of such racist and derogatory language.
I doubt that will happen as the majority of Chinese people either don't care who is in power or support the Communist Party as long as the economy is doing well. If a recession ever hits China, then we might see the power of the CCP weaken.
You are absolutely correct that the idea of a single Chinese race is not really correct. One obvious example that I can think of is the difference between northern Chinese and southern Chinese. The two speak different languages, eat different foods, and have somewhat different cultures. Northern Chinese look more like the Mongolians while the Southern Chinese are closer to the southeast Asian peoples. What most Westerners think is the "Chinese" language and culture is actually that of the southern Chinese particularly from the Guangdong region of China. The Chinese written language is what unites all the people in China.
Sorry for this late reply. My reply to your original post was someone short due to my lack of time while I was typing. I want to further clarify my point.
The Japanese are not just good at designing walkmans and videogames. Its funny though you just brush those things aside like it was something trivial. Designing electronics and videogames requires engineering skills and lots of creativity but I digress. Japan is a world leader in robotics and AI research. They pioneered using robotics in manufacturing. They are also able to build robots that are extrememly human-like and much more advanced then anything in the West. Japanese cars are some of the best engineered cars in the world with the latest technology and designs at affordable prices. These are just some of the things, technology-wise, the Japanese are good at doing. The Japanese also produce great anime and movies that are very popular in the West. They might not be to your taste but that does not make the Japanese any less creative.
Like I said before, Taiwanese companies design and manufacture the latest motherboards. Yes, the chipsets are designed by AMD and Intel. However, you still need to have engineers that are creative to be able to design superior motherboards that can be manufactured easily. In addition to motherboards, Taiwanese companies, as well as Japanese and Korean, are leaders in LCD and plasma TV technology.
I'm assuming you don't watch too many Hong Kong movies. I am a huge fan of HK flicks. Films such as Hardboiled, Infernal Affairs trilogy, and Kung Fu Hustle are the more well known ones. You should check them out. In fact, Hollywood recently purchased the rights to Infernal Affairs and they are filming a remake called The Departed. Hollywood is now starting to look the East for ideas.
China, after having its creativity stifled by a half century of communism, is finally starting to wake. The Chinese movie industry, although still in its infancy compared to Hollywood, is creating some great world renowned films. Films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero are very popular in the West. There are also huge variety of other films that very good but less well known. If you're interested, I'll be happy to tell you more about them and give you some recommendations on what to watch. China is also one of the leading countries in research on nano-technology and genetics and genetically-engineered(GE) food products. They have a huge population to feed so its understandable why they are concentrating so much on the latter.
In regards to copyrights, I agree that China's patent and copyright laws are very weak. They are working to reform and update their legal system due to their entry in to the WTO. You have to understand these things take time. They just opened up their economy after a half a decade of communism and revolution. Chinese people do not have a good understanding of our idea of copyrights and patents yet but it is changing. Recently, police in the southern Chinese province of Guanzhou arrested several professional bootleggers and confiscated and destroyed hundresds of thousands of pirated cds. I'm to lazy search for the story but it should be on google.
Anyways, this is gettting too long. I think I made my point. Sorry for the spelling and grammar problems. I typed this up pretty fast. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Sorry for this late reply. My reply to your original post was someone short due to my lack of time while I was typing. I want to further clarify my point.
The Japanese are not just good at designing walkmans and videogames. Its funny though you just brush those things aside like it was something trivial. Designing electronics and videogames requires engineering skills and lots of creativity but I digress. Japan is a world leader in robotics and AI research. They pioneered using robotics in manufacturing. They are also able to build robots that are extrememly human-like and much more advanced then anything in the West. Japanese cars are some of the best engineered cars in the world with the latest technology and designs at affordable prices. These are just some of the things, technology-wise, the Japanese are good at doing. The Japanese also produce great anime and movies that are very popular in the West. They might not be to your taste but that does not make the Japanese any less creative.
Like I said before, Taiwanese companies design and manufacture the latest motherboards. Yes, the chipsets are designed by AMD and Intel. However, you still need to have engineers that are creative to be able to design superior motherboards that can be manufactured easily. In addition to motherboards, Taiwanese companies, as well as Japanese and Korean, are leaders in LCD and plasma TV technology.
I'm assuming you don't watch too many Hong Kong movies. I am a huge fan of HK flicks. Films such as Hardboiled, Infernal Affairs trilogy, and Kung Fu Hustle are the more well known ones. You should check them out. In fact, Hollywood recently purchased the rights to Infernal Affairs and they are filming a remake called The Departed. Hollywood is now starting to look the East for ideas.
China, after having its creativity stifled by a half century of communism, is finally starting to wake. The Chinese movie industry, although still in its infancy compared to Hollywood, is creating some great world renowned films. Films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero are very popular in the West. There are also huge variety of other films that very good but less well known. If you're interested, I'll be happy to tell you more about them and give you some recommendations on what to watch. China is also one of the leading countries in research on nano-technology and genetics and genetically-engineered(GE) food products. They have a huge population to feed so its understandable why they are concentrating so much on the latter.
In regards to copyrights, I agree that China's patent and copyright laws are very weak. They are working to reform and update their legal system due to their entry in to the WTO. You have to understand these things take time. They just opened up their economy after a half a decade of communism and revolution. Chinese people do not have a good understanding of our idea of copyrights and patents yet but it is changing. Recently, police in the southern Chinese province of Guanzhou arrested several professional bootleggers and confiscated and destroyed hundresds of thousands of pirated cds. I'm to lazy search for the story but it should be on google.
Anyways, this is gettting too long. I think I made my point. Sorry for the spelling and grammar problems. I typed this up pretty fast. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Haha, cannot innovate? You're kidding me right? How many of your consumer electronics are designed in Japan? They always seem to have the latest and best in electronics. How many of your latest computer motherboards and other products were designed and built by Taiwanese companies? Yea, I see their lack of creativity and innovation.
Now, I assume you are a Westerner but I have no way of knowing for sure. We, as in the West, may have began the great technological and scientific explosion in the past 200 years but who knows what will happen in the next 200 years. If the West is full of arrogant people like yourself then I fear the West may eventually be eclipsed by the East. I have never met a single East Asian person that did not value creativity so your opinion is just plain wrong. If you are going to give an opinion, at least give some evidence whether it be concrete facts or anecdotal evidence.
The issue with these power supplies seems more like a design rather than a manufacturing problem. Being manufactured in China does not mean it was designed there as well. Its more likely that Microsoft hired a non-Chinese 3rd party company that designed the power supplies and they outsourced the manufacturing to a Chinese manufacturing firm. I don't have a Xbox360 so I can't confirm this.
Singapore as a whole has more religious diversity than US as a whole.
Religions of Singapore: 42% Buddhist, 15% Muslim, 14% Christian, 9% Taoist, 4% Hindu
This is compare to the US which is over 80% Chrisitan.
Also, Singapore needs tough laws to restrict speech because of the potential to incite race or religious riots. If a riot broke out in a US city, it won't affect the country much because it is one city (for example: LA). Singapore is a small city-state and if a riot broke out the whole country would grind to a halt (for example: Chinese-Malay race riots in the 1960s)
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So what? We should start reopening some of our own mines in the US. For now we should continue buying them from the Chinese. The great thing about this economic relationship is that we get the minerals and China has to deal with the pollution.
Oh here we go again with the "5000 years of culture"
You must be one of those laowei who thinks China is so "exotic" and mystical". Hey buddy I have a newwsflash for you: China is just another regular country with nothing exceptional. Almost all countries around the world has thousands of years of history too. Just pick any European or Arabic country.
The reason why the CCCP is cracking down on pornography is because they don't like it and they can. The Communist Party is an authoritarian government and they will ban anything they don't like. It is not because they think porn demeans woman (I'm not saying it doesn't though). By the way, there is nothing specifically in Chinese culture that looks down on porn. That is why China is one of the biggest consumers of Japanese hentai and pornography. I think the CCCP is banning porn because they think it leads to Western "decadence". This is more like what Islamic countries might do.
I don't understand how so many foreigners in China develop this China fetish that seem to cloud there ability to think and judge rationally. Luckily I was never affected by this in my time there which I have termed the China fetish syndrome. If you hear anybody say the West is wrong about China because they have "5000 years of civilization", you know this person has the China Fetish Syndrome.
theboogeyman
I am a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Chinky People and I demand that Slashdot write an official letter of apology to all the people of Asian descent who were greatly offended by the use of such racist and derogatory language.
I doubt that will happen as the majority of Chinese people either don't care who is in power or support the Communist Party as long as the economy is doing well. If a recession ever hits China, then we might see the power of the CCP weaken.
What the hell are you blabbering about?
You are absolutely correct that the idea of a single Chinese race is not really correct. One obvious example that I can think of is the difference between northern Chinese and southern Chinese. The two speak different languages, eat different foods, and have somewhat different cultures. Northern Chinese look more like the Mongolians while the Southern Chinese are closer to the southeast Asian peoples. What most Westerners think is the "Chinese" language and culture is actually that of the southern Chinese particularly from the Guangdong region of China. The Chinese written language is what unites all the people in China.
The Japanese are not just good at designing walkmans and videogames. Its funny though you just brush those things aside like it was something trivial. Designing electronics and videogames requires engineering skills and lots of creativity but I digress. Japan is a world leader in robotics and AI research. They pioneered using robotics in manufacturing. They are also able to build robots that are extrememly human-like and much more advanced then anything in the West. Japanese cars are some of the best engineered cars in the world with the latest technology and designs at affordable prices. These are just some of the things, technology-wise, the Japanese are good at doing. The Japanese also produce great anime and movies that are very popular in the West. They might not be to your taste but that does not make the Japanese any less creative.
Like I said before, Taiwanese companies design and manufacture the latest motherboards. Yes, the chipsets are designed by AMD and Intel. However, you still need to have engineers that are creative to be able to design superior motherboards that can be manufactured easily. In addition to motherboards, Taiwanese companies, as well as Japanese and Korean, are leaders in LCD and plasma TV technology.
I'm assuming you don't watch too many Hong Kong movies. I am a huge fan of HK flicks. Films such as Hardboiled, Infernal Affairs trilogy, and Kung Fu Hustle are the more well known ones. You should check them out. In fact, Hollywood recently purchased the rights to Infernal Affairs and they are filming a remake called The Departed. Hollywood is now starting to look the East for ideas.
China, after having its creativity stifled by a half century of communism, is finally starting to wake. The Chinese movie industry, although still in its infancy compared to Hollywood, is creating some great world renowned films. Films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero are very popular in the West. There are also huge variety of other films that very good but less well known. If you're interested, I'll be happy to tell you more about them and give you some recommendations on what to watch. China is also one of the leading countries in research on nano-technology and genetics and genetically-engineered(GE) food products. They have a huge population to feed so its understandable why they are concentrating so much on the latter.
In regards to copyrights, I agree that China's patent and copyright laws are very weak. They are working to reform and update their legal system due to their entry in to the WTO. You have to understand these things take time. They just opened up their economy after a half a decade of communism and revolution. Chinese people do not have a good understanding of our idea of copyrights and patents yet but it is changing. Recently, police in the southern Chinese province of Guanzhou arrested several professional bootleggers and confiscated and destroyed hundresds of thousands of pirated cds. I'm to lazy search for the story but it should be on google.
Anyways, this is gettting too long. I think I made my point. Sorry for the spelling and grammar problems. I typed this up pretty fast. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
The Japanese are not just good at designing walkmans and videogames. Its funny though you just brush those things aside like it was something trivial. Designing electronics and videogames requires engineering skills and lots of creativity but I digress. Japan is a world leader in robotics and AI research. They pioneered using robotics in manufacturing. They are also able to build robots that are extrememly human-like and much more advanced then anything in the West. Japanese cars are some of the best engineered cars in the world with the latest technology and designs at affordable prices. These are just some of the things, technology-wise, the Japanese are good at doing. The Japanese also produce great anime and movies that are very popular in the West. They might not be to your taste but that does not make the Japanese any less creative.
Like I said before, Taiwanese companies design and manufacture the latest motherboards. Yes, the chipsets are designed by AMD and Intel. However, you still need to have engineers that are creative to be able to design superior motherboards that can be manufactured easily. In addition to motherboards, Taiwanese companies, as well as Japanese and Korean, are leaders in LCD and plasma TV technology.
I'm assuming you don't watch too many Hong Kong movies. I am a huge fan of HK flicks. Films such as Hardboiled, Infernal Affairs trilogy, and Kung Fu Hustle are the more well known ones. You should check them out. In fact, Hollywood recently purchased the rights to Infernal Affairs and they are filming a remake called The Departed. Hollywood is now starting to look the East for ideas.
China, after having its creativity stifled by a half century of communism, is finally starting to wake. The Chinese movie industry, although still in its infancy compared to Hollywood, is creating some great world renowned films. Films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero are very popular in the West. There are also huge variety of other films that very good but less well known. If you're interested, I'll be happy to tell you more about them and give you some recommendations on what to watch. China is also one of the leading countries in research on nano-technology and genetics and genetically-engineered(GE) food products. They have a huge population to feed so its understandable why they are concentrating so much on the latter.
In regards to copyrights, I agree that China's patent and copyright laws are very weak. They are working to reform and update their legal system due to their entry in to the WTO. You have to understand these things take time. They just opened up their economy after a half a decade of communism and revolution. Chinese people do not have a good understanding of our idea of copyrights and patents yet but it is changing. Recently, police in the southern Chinese province of Guanzhou arrested several professional bootleggers and confiscated and destroyed hundresds of thousands of pirated cds. I'm to lazy search for the story but it should be on google.
Anyways, this is gettting too long. I think I made my point. Sorry for the spelling and grammar problems. I typed this up pretty fast. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Haha, cannot innovate? You're kidding me right? How many of your consumer electronics are designed in Japan? They always seem to have the latest and best in electronics. How many of your latest computer motherboards and other products were designed and built by Taiwanese companies? Yea, I see their lack of creativity and innovation.
Now, I assume you are a Westerner but I have no way of knowing for sure. We, as in the West, may have began the great technological and scientific explosion in the past 200 years but who knows what will happen in the next 200 years. If the West is full of arrogant people like yourself then I fear the West may eventually be eclipsed by the East. I have never met a single East Asian person that did not value creativity so your opinion is just plain wrong. If you are going to give an opinion, at least give some evidence whether it be concrete facts or anecdotal evidence.
The issue with these power supplies seems more like a design rather than a manufacturing problem. Being manufactured in China does not mean it was designed there as well. Its more likely that Microsoft hired a non-Chinese 3rd party company that designed the power supplies and they outsourced the manufacturing to a Chinese manufacturing firm. I don't have a Xbox360 so I can't confirm this.
Religions of Singapore: 42% Buddhist, 15% Muslim, 14% Christian, 9% Taoist, 4% Hindu
This is compare to the US which is over 80% Chrisitan.
Also, Singapore needs tough laws to restrict speech because of the potential to incite race or religious riots. If a riot broke out in a US city, it won't affect the country much because it is one city (for example: LA). Singapore is a small city-state and if a riot broke out the whole country would grind to a halt (for example: Chinese-Malay race riots in the 1960s)
Good, I support tough punishments for drug crimes.