Posted on 06/25/2019 7:41:22 AM PDT by cba123
Here would be my first demand to CHINA: Stop stealing, kkthx!?
I have no idea what the Chinese government thinks.
We know what they said. That is what I posted about: what they said. And, IMHO, the fact that they said they are willing to compromise is a victory, not of the war, but of a battle.
No need for a reply.
The labor force in China is about five times that of ours. The communist party relies on economic expansion to prevent disruptive and destabilizing (if not politically threatening) strikes and revolts from occurring.
Xi has 800 million reasons (the number of Chinese people in the workforce) to want a trade deal. He also wants to continue his military buildup (recently increased by 7.5%) and that will require a growing GDP.
I doubt there will be a comprehensive trade deal but rather something on a smaller scale that allows both leaders to claim progress and establish a foundation for further negotiations.
Out of the Chinese population of 1.2 Billion, maybe 300 million, or roughly the size of the US Population, live in the more modern areas of the country, the rest live pretty much as they did 100 years ago.
Fair point.
The agricultural workforce (farming, fishing, forestry) is about 28%. Industry and services combine for the rest, with the latter accounting for about 42%.
China has been experiencing a declining workforce since 2011.
“.......the rest live pretty much as they did 100 years ago. ”
........
Far from the truth
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