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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 01:05 PM Original message |
Did you all know that China is building 4 Mega-refineries? |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've always said that part of the motivation for the Iraq invasion... |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. Nixon going to China was the worst mistake ever |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Short term profits..... |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Poppy was Ambassador to China during the Nixon Administration.. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. China owns us: trade imbalance and excess $ holdings |
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Saboburns (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. Good for China!! |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Except the "people" aren't necessarily benefiting from all of this wealth.. |
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Saboburns (690 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Well then |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. No, not by a long long shot...n/t |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Hooray, melt them ice caps, pollute those rivers! |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. The Sleeping Dragon turned out to be a better capitalist. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. They'll make the same greedy stupid mistakes we did though.. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Empires rise and fall. Usually for similar reasons. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. You do know you can invest in the companies that are building them? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. "Some" people probably already have.. But there is more to life |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's simply matter of time before the China and the Pacific Rim nations... |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
17. I wonder what grade of crude they'll refine? |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. China is gearing up to process Venezuela's oil in a big way |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. My guess is that they will build some refineries for ALL grades |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. It will be very amusing in about 3 - 5 years when the exporting countries |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
21. ...for all you kids out there.... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. or an iPod with a remote control |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
22. "China of today bears little resemblance to that China." |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Unfortunately, the cities are drawing more and more people to them |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. And the water they have is not drinkable |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. And the water they have is not drinkable |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-02-08 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. I don't think bankruptcy as we used to know it is an option |
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