China's UN Ambassador Asks the U.S. to "Shut Up"

Kommersant ^ | 18 August 2006 | Alexander Gabuev

[Marechal]

Methinks it's time to reduce the population of China severely in the near future.

[Dallas59]

What did he say????

[NZerFromHK]

They are doing it to themselves already. Already the well-off Communist Party elites in cities like Shanghai are as self-indulgent and hedonistic as their Euro role models on things like "enjoying themselves". They have, on average, 1.1 children without any enforcement of one-child policy on them.

[NZerFromHK]

He says the US should shut up regarding the PRC's defence/military expenditures.

[tutstar]

ping...

[Dallas59]

Ok.

[Dallas59]

Well...He just better watch his mouth or else....else....get a strong condemnation!

[bmwcyle]

They are upset Bill Clinton can't sell them any more items.

[SFCGeraldRTostensen]

So, it’s time for Americans to shut up and keep quiet. They will be better off like this.”

And the billion Chinese coolies and slave laborers are better "dead than red."

Long past time to shove those missiles all aimed at North America down their throats!

If it hadn't been for Comrade Truman they wouldn't be in place today.

[03A3]

No. It's King Chong Pong.......Ping!

[CheyennePress]

I thought China was having 1.84 children per woman. In other words, almost as much as we are.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

He's talking about the elites.

[ZULU]

Keep buying that cheap imported crap in Target, Wal-Mart, etc.

Every nickle and dime you spend on Chinese goods goes towards strengthening their military.

George Bush I and Bill CLinton and the current Presidnt have done NOTHING to stem the flow of American dollars into the pockets of an enemy of America, after their face was clearly shown to the world in Tienemen Square.

Globalism is weakening America and empowering our enemies.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

I would have responded:

I agree with the One China policy completely. And as soon as the rebellious provinces surrender to the Kuomintang we'd be pleased to see it move forward.

[DoctorMichael]

Monkeys-in-suits Bump.

[liberty or death]

You are correct and we are building their military. I am in the fishing tackle business and have trademarks that are stomped on by Chinese copycat companies. We invest, advertise and make a product popular and then an American company will go to China and copy our products at 1/10th the cost. Many people say "thats the global market, join or go out of business". I refuse to use their slave labor period. I ask people all the time how can walmart sell a layout lawn chair for 7.99 that has all that plastic and metal plus it has to be shipped???? Answer:Their labor costs do not factor into the equation and its evil.

[ZULU]

And yet there are may so-called "conservatives" on this forum who would attack us both on this issue and continue to defend this madness.

[Captain Rhino]

The CIA Fact Book estimates the present (2006) Total Fertility Rates (TFR) for the US and PRC at 2.06 and 1.73 respectively. Simply put, the US rate is just at replacement while the PRC's is in net decline - although from significantly different population starting points (the PRC's 1.2 billion versus the US at 300 million).

While looking up this information, I came across another interesting fact. China, while approximately the same size in total territory as the United States, has only half as much arable land. IOW, the Chinese are presently supporting four times as many people as the US does on one half the arable land. This might provide some foundation for the increasing Chinese hunger for resources. (Although that in no way excuses the Chinese ambassador's remarks.)

[Captain Rhino]

I agree with you (as my tagline indicates). I purchase non-Chinese whenever possible and absolutely refuse to consider PRC-sourced items on big purchases. However, my refusal to buy Chinese is sometimes termpered at the lower range by considerations of value. For example, I recently bought a pair of Chinese-made welder's pliers (the ones with the wide smooth jaws) for $4.00 because the US-made version of the same product was $30.00! Had the US-made pliers been $8.00 or even $10.00, I would have bought them. But a nearly ten times price differential cannot be justified.

So, in addition to complaining about how cheap Chinese manufactured goods are (and your lawn chair example makes me think that maybe some anti-dumping investigations are in order), maybe we should also ask why the price for US-manufactured goods has to be so non-competitive when the US workforce is reputed to be one of the most efficient in the world.

[durasell]

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