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To: maceng2 who wrote (1432)	8/20/2002 11:10:03 AM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 1643

Japanese cars drive record China trade Bikes are now less popular in China than foreign cars Japan's trade with China reached record levels in the first six months of this year, official figures released in Tokyo showed. The data comes six months after China joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and began dismantling restrictions on foreign trade and investment, and stepped up efforts to seek investment by foreign firms. The 3.4% growth in trade, to a record $45.1bn, was driven by exports, as Chinese consumers snapped up Japanese-built cars, the data, from the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro), said. Exports to China were 20.4% higher in yen terms, and 20.0% by volume, in the January to June period than a year before, Jetro said. While imports from China slid by 0.8%, in dollar terms, Jetro predicted overall trade levels would continue to soar. "For the entire year, it is highly probable that total Sino-Japanese trade will reach $90bn (£59bn) for the first time," it added. Production shift Cars exports were projected to carry on rising during the second half of 2002 as China complied with international trade agreements to slash its tariffs on foreign cars. China has pledged to cut customs duty on cars from 80-100% to 25% by 2006. Although the import data presented a mixed picture, levels of machinery and equipment trade purchased from China were expected to remain buoyant. "For the 2002 calendar year, machinery and equipment is expected to be the top annual import category for the first time," Jetro said. The rise was attributed largely to the trend among Japanese manufacturers to shift production to China to exploit lower labour costs. Modernisation The changing nature of imports, with tech equipment such as photocopiers stealing ground from traditional items such as textiles, was seen as symbolic of China's modernisation. Sales of office appliances such as computer peripherals and copiers rose by 59.5%, and sales of communications equipment such as mobile phones almost doubled. It was the third year in row that trade between the two countries had set a new record in the January to June period. China is Japan's second biggest trading partner, after the United States. news.bbc.co.uk

To: maceng2 who wrote (1432)	9/8/2002 12:21:18 AM
From: craig crawford	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1643

>> Well, One man one vote sounds right to me << really? you do realize that western civilization is completely and solely responsible for the freedom and democracy found in the world today? it amazes me that you want to let several billion non-whites decide how you should be governed when many of them clearly demonstrate that they don't have the first clue how to form or even preserve a democratic form of government! >> It's just that we don't want to encourage human population explosions to get influence on a world government << what are you going to do to stop it? in 1960 people of european descent (essentially whites) made up 25% of the world population. that has sank to around 16% currently and is projected to be 10% by 2050. 900 million whites and 9 billion non-whites. it escapes me why you would want a world government where people of similar origins and thinking as you make up only 10% of the vote. >> In the face of very powerful damaging problems...like the loss of the ozone layer... << more globalist propaganda. >> I think there will be many challenges ahead on environment issues in the near future << just like free trade, radical environmentalism is yet another vehicle for the utopian neo-marxists. the planet is not falling apart. >> Multinationals. You have mentioned many problems with these entities << they are THE problem. corporate transnationals and multinationals control global capitalism, and therefore international policy. when governments and citizens lose control over their own destiny to a bunch of unelected plutocrats it fuels a rise in protectionist & nativist sentiment. you find recent examples of this in the rising popularity of people like jean-marie le pen. now for an example of the power the globalist transnationals wield? the vast majority of americans want illegal immigration stopped cold and legal immigration severely rolled back. the politicians here in america do absolutely nothing to enact the will of the people. they are too beholden to the global mandarins who use the power of the purse to get them elected every cycle. in fact, not only has mr bush and some of his cronies in congress not curtailed immigration in a time of war, they encourage more illegal immigration with calls for amnesty! what a joke. what a virtual democracy in america.