tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post134955458420725203..comments2024-03-29T11:01:01.401+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Weekend Letter from Hong KongCityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-36166875020245639502014-06-09T09:34:20.412+01:002014-06-09T09:34:20.412+01:00You can;t get me started on the South China sea......You can;t get me started on the South China sea...its all to close to home. <br /><br />Lovely to see about the Triad elections - just like the European Parliament only with more legitimacy.CityUnslickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-89111936092174256522014-06-09T07:20:35.312+01:002014-06-09T07:20:35.312+01:00The US is wary of China but before they get to the...The US is wary of China but before they get to the stage of being a serious threat, there will be the local issues such as the Paracel islands. <br /><br />http://vietnamnews.vn/opinion/op-ed/255516/another-side-of-the-dispute-in-the-scs.html<br /><br />A little local difficulty out there could lead in all sorts of directions. Worth watchingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-24733253419517746512014-06-09T00:45:37.334+01:002014-06-09T00:45:37.334+01:00as you say,scary...
in 1990, I wasa doing the gro...as you say,scary...<br /><br />in 1990, I wasa doing the group accounts for a world-wide freight-forwarder. bad results came in from HK....followed by Singapore, Taiwan, Japan...and the rest of the globe.<br /><br />Another trade recession? I hope not.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007306140530173428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-42797439898172525092014-06-08T14:30:10.607+01:002014-06-08T14:30:10.607+01:00They (the Chinese) got biffed last time, didn'...They (the Chinese) got biffed last time, didn't they? Yes, there is all manner of hanky-panky going on in the S.China Sea: latest is, the Chinese are buidling an artificial island (based on a tiny atoll), that will be bigger than Diaego Garcia ! from which to project an "air defence zone"<br /><br />it's in waters claimed by Viet Nam, naturally. Oh, and the Phillipines ...<br /><br /><b>ND</b> from an airport terminalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-79401031191119024442014-06-08T06:59:13.012+01:002014-06-08T06:59:13.012+01:00Anything on Vietnam from there? The last war the C...Anything on Vietnam from there? The last war the Chinese army fought was in 1979. Wonder if they are up for it again?<br /><br />There is also the wider issue of search for resources for such a large population - though strangely we do not see the same issues with India.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com