tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18425566.post113814719680749523..comments2024-01-23T15:28:27.520-08:00Comments on The Brea Canyon Monument: Happy New Year? That Depends.Sean M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17147636380832289880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18425566.post-1138240803725144172006-01-25T18:00:00.000-08:002006-01-25T18:00:00.000-08:00A professor of mine, who follows China closely, sa...A professor of mine, who follows China closely, says that the bubble of China's fantabulous growth will burst soon. A lot of profit is being reinvested in real estate - lavish apartment buildings and the life - which the poor, obviously, can't afford. Add to this the fact there is still a lot of poverty and want in China, <I>and</I> that social unrest has become commonplace, <I>and</I> that people have begun protesting regularly, vociferously, and angrily, and the question rises whether some event is forthcoming that might<BR/>a. bring down the regime, or<BR/>b. force the regime to viciously crack down, potentially undoing whatever gains the Chinese economy has made<BR/><BR/>Both are frightening prospects.Muslihoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849398517235135273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18425566.post-1138205324693791052006-01-25T08:08:00.000-08:002006-01-25T08:08:00.000-08:00no wonder people say china is going to beat the us...no wonder people say china is going to beat the us. i mean look at them. they have discovered a way to save time by not having to go to the bathroom. think about how much more productive they will be. those wily asians. they think of everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com