[powderhorn]

Just another way to control the earth's population without having to impose laws.

Ya, when I put my tinfoil hat on (it helps me think sometimes)I get ideas about the Chinese trying to control their population while doing the least amount of damage to their economy.

But the problem is, SARS is not lethal enough to take a big enough bite out of their population to make the effort worthwhile. On a cost/benefit ratio, it's more of a cost because of the panic that it would create.

On the other hand, maybe it's just a test run. If this is SARS-lite, the next generation might be something to be more concerned about.

[Taldeine]

How did you know I was wearing a tinfoil hat? Are you hacking into my web cam? get outta my head......
You know i am kidding right? Anyway what economy? Most Chinese people are goverment employed. A good shack up in their economy would give them a good excuse for war. The rest of the world would sit back in awe as the two big dogs USA and China fight it out. Then after the smoke clears, scoop up the spoils of the losers.