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To: elmatador who wrote (133940)	5/29/2017 8:46:21 PM
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To: elmatador who wrote (133940)	5/31/2017 10:00:51 AM
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terrible chinese exporting inflation and deflation and not importing deflation and inflation just building constructing and erecting, endless, and everywhere infrastructure, more public works, and still more the africans, so flush w/ construction over the past 200 years must say no to false largess and fake generosity, per elmat school of economic betterment best to wait for the other nations of true scale and natural dimensions to step up in the future, so the needy can experience instead of 18 months ahead of schedule, 18-180 years too late <sarc> bbc.com Kenya opens Nairobi-Mombasa Madaraka Express railway EPA The railway is financed by the Chinese government Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. President Uhuru Kenyatta said during the launch that the $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded line signalled a new chapter in the country. He warned that he would authorise the execution of vandals after four people were arrested damaging sections of a guardrail. It is Kenya's biggest infrastructure project since independence. Africa Live: More updates on this and other stories The new railway in pictures Kenya's gospel trainThe 470km (290 miles) line is supposed to eventually connect land-locked South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia to the Indian Ocean. Last week, Mr Kenyatta secured an additional $3.6bn from China to extend the railway line 250km (155 miles) west from the central town of Naivasha to Kisumu. Mr Kenyatta, who is touting his development record as he seeks a second term in August's election, said the railway line heralded a new chapter in Kenya's history: "A history that was first started 122 years ago when the British, who had colonised this nation, kicked off the train to nowhere... it was then dubbed the 'Lunatic Express'." "Today... despite again a lot of criticism we now celebrate not the 'Lunatic Express' but the Madaraka [named after the day Kenya's attained internal self-rule) Express that would begin to reshape the story of Kenya for the next 100 years." Michael KhateliThe line is supposed to eventually link several land-locked countries to the Indian OceanThe cost of the project has been criticised by opposition parties, who say it is too expensive and the economic returns exaggerated. The government says that it needs to invest in infrastructure to attract foreign investment. Kenya's new railway at a glance:Cost $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Funding for the 470km (290 miles) project was provided by China It took three-and-a-half years to build, using Chinese track-laying technologyThe line is supposed to eventually connect land-locked South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia to the Indian OceanCuts the journey-time from Mombasa to Nairobi to four-and-a-half hours, compared to nine hours by bus or 12 hours on the previous railwayAn economy class ticket will cost 900 Kenyan shillings ($9; £7), slightly cheaper than a bus ticket. A business class ticket will be $30. 'Vandals to be hanged'On Monday, police arrested three men for vandalising sections of the railway and are pursuing charges of economic sabotage. Mr Kenyatta said such vandalism would not be tolerated: "I acknowledge that the presidency gives me the right to pass laws... those found vandalising the infrastructure... I will pass a law for them to be hanged." The spectacular Mombasa terminus was designed to resemble waves and ripples in the water radiating from the central tower Michael Khateli

To: elmatador who wrote (133940)	6/12/2017 7:40:04 PM
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oh no, per natural scale and history, china cannot feed self and so brazil may have to bloomberg.com How China Has Reshaped the World’s Food Chain June 12, 2017 A machine loads soybeans on a cargo ship heading to China at Tiplam Terminal in Santos, Brazil, on May 25, 2017. Photograph by Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg How the World’s Farmers Went to Work for China China has single-handedly reshaped the global agricultural commodity-supply chain in the 21st century. The combination of more mouths to feed with even faster-growing wealth in the world's most populous nation has made China a magnet for farm goods, especially from the U.S., which now sells more of its harvest to China than any other country. Related graphic: How U.S. Farmers Are Winning—and Losing—With Exports ? The share of farm commodities shipped overseas—ranging from corn, soybeans and wheat to cotton, coffee and rubber—that China has imported has gone from 5.4 percent in 2000 to 21 percent in 2015. The $48.3 billion of bulk agricultural commodities that China imported in 2015 was more than that of the next four largest buyers—Germany, the U.S., Japan and the Netherlands—combined. China’s Crop-Buying SpreeValues in billions of U.S. dollars Note: Figures are nominal. Percent change: Data is shown on a logarithmic scale, which is often used in graphs where there’s a large range of numbers. In a logarithmic scale similar percentage changes are given similar space. So the distance from 1,000 to 2,000 is the same as the distance from 100 to 200, while in a linear scale the distance would be ten times as great. China’s seemingly endless appetite has reshaped the global landscape. Soybeans may become the most-planted crop in the U.S. for the first time since 1983 this year, largely because of rising Asian demand. And China’s desire for non-genetically modified Ukrainian corn has pushed the Black Sea nation, a traditional wheat powerhouse, to plant more of the grain. But China’s dominance may have its limits. It’s expecting to begin losing population by mid-century, and economic growth is slowing. That may leave countries with faster-growing populations, such as India, Indonesia and Nigeria, as the next big global destinations, changing the flavor of the world’s food chain.