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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (186202)	3/28/2012 11:31:21 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542139

China is a society in a profound transition. One foot in the nineteenth century and one in the 21st. Its 3000 year history with its emphasis on the subjugation of individual desires to the to those of the Emperor do not embody a tradition that conceives of individual rights like that evolved in the West. Yet China knows that in order to compete economically it must adapt some Western business techniques and evolve a system of one party government that is yet flexible enough to allow some freedoms. Its an experiment in action. China desires to leave its current business model which is mostly export market based and develop one that is more multifaceted and has a strong internal growth model as well as exports. Stay tuned.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (186202)	3/29/2012 3:46:33 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542139

>>As a slightly related answer; China is buying up resources around the globe - including from us - and shipping us back crap. Plastic junk. Pretty good business model. << Some of what they return to us is junk. The MacBook Pro I'm writing this on, however, is the best portable computer I've ever owned, and I've had a lot of them. I also love my iPhone and iPad. They're all beautifully made, and manufactured to amazingly high tolerances. Of course, these things were all designed in California, so maybe that doesn't count. But China is now the third largest market for American goods, after Mexico and Canada.