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laconic2

Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Wonderful World of ESL
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:47 pm Post subject: Chinese Economy Far Smaller Than Previously Calculated |
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Looks like some people here and elsewhere are going to have to wait a lot longer (if ever) to see the Chinese economy surpass that of the U.S.:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7148695.stm
Sorry about that.  |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994
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laconic2

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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, but for me and many, it's not real until it's reported by BBC.  |
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Ya-ta Boy
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not going to even mention the word parochialism. Not even once. |
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mindmetoo
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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The Skeptics Guide to the Universe had a China expert on yarans ago and he was saying a lot of the economic press coming out of China is just government fluff. But it's such a gold rush mentality no one really stops to double check. |
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thepeel
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