http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2aa7a12e-6709-11dd-808f-0000779fd18c.html

Actually this story surprised me, because I had assumed China was already the number 1 global manufacture, or at least we definately weren't it. But I guess we still are...not for long. Makes you wonder what it would be like here if we actually didn't ship all those jobs overseas or down south. Imagine the wealth that would be retained here and the jobs that would be available. Of course, prices for goods would be a lot higher, but is that really a bad thing? Is anyone happy with their Chinese made garbage anyway?

Well, at least we're still the number 1 global economy for now. China is only number 2. I wonder how long that will last?

I wonder when China in the books as number 1 manufacture, number 1 economy, largest military, largest polluter, largest population, 1 of 5 permanant members of the security counsil, number 1 producer of college educated workers, etc, etc, etc....

....if we're still going to be calling them a developing 3rd world nation. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

The world sure is changing. I wonder if our time is finally over.

I dunno...you're typing on some. What do you think?

2nd, well thats good news <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

I read a story in the Washington post that Chinese business men were buying up property in the USA for factories.

1. Reliable power grid
2. Reliable work force
3. Less corruptions and pay-offs
4. Clean air for their kids
5. Water you can drink
6. Elbow room,

7. Really good Genral Tso's chicken

#1 I LOVE # lists.
#2 This is funny!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

2nd, well thats good news <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

I read a story in the Washington post that Chinese business men were buying up property in the USA for factories.

1. Reliable power grid...>>>*Well, for awhile anyway.
2. Reliable work force...>>>*Donde esta el employee?? Donde esta el green card?
3. Less corruptions and pay-offs..>>>*Check with the Wetlands folks lately??...
4. Clean air for their kids....>>>*Coff.coff. LA? Portland??
5. Water you can drink ....>>>*We can drink ours, but not any city stuff.
6. Elbow room,...>>>*I got mine! Well...for awhile, anyway.. *LOL**...... *EB

I'd like to see the looks on the Chinamen's faces when/if they ever meet the nice folks running the mountaintop removal operations in the WV coalfields.

It'd probably feel just like home, except we quit using steam locomotives to move the stuff back in the 1950s and they only stopped...uh...last year.

But before anyone things they are a backwards country, China also has the fastest passenger train in the world.

Fixed it for ya. No charge! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

I saw just the subject and thought it was about the medal count <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

the Coach K led USA basketball team handed the Chinese a 30 point loss