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South Korea Is China's 3rd Best Friend

 
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Real Reality



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:54 am    Post subject: South Korea Is China's 3rd Best Friend Reply with quote

South Korea Is China's 3rd Best Friend
The Chinese research center surveyed 3,917 Chinese people above the age of 15 living in 14 cities across mainland China last year... Russia was the most popular at 39.6 percent and North Korea came in second at 25.0 percent.... After South Korea, France (20 percent), Singapore (19.3) and Australia (11.7) were the most favored by the Chinese people....The Chinese chose the U.S. and Japan as the most threatening countries followed by India, Russia and North Korea.
By Park Hyong-ki, Korea Times (June 20, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200606/kt2006062017565911900.htm
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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:12 am    Post subject: Re: South Korea Is China's 3rd Best Friend Reply with quote

Real Reality wrote:
Russia was the most popular at 39.6 percent

Bit of a surprise. But it is the nearest European/Western country in terms of outside culture appeal. France was fourth too. But, ah, I have no idea.

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North Korea came in second at 25.0 percent....

Communists liking Communists... no surprise there... specially with the Chinese government still saying and writing in school textbooks that most of the Korean peninsula is part of China in terms of history, despite Koreans fervent denial.

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Singapore (19.3)

No surprise. In many ways a Chinese city I hear. Never wanted to go from all accounts a shopping destination.

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the U.S. and Japan as the most threatening countries followed by India

Three of the world's biggest democracies. China is trying to claim part of India, so that's a much hyped dispute I hear.
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Ya-ta Boy



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Never wanted to go from all accounts a shopping destination.


Punctuation can be your friend if you deign.

There is a story that Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway debated whether he needed a comma in a particular sentence. The debate went on in Paris cafes, in Gertrude's salon and by post card. Hemingway reportedly gave in and agreed with her to put one in. Then by post card, he told her it was out.

You are not in their class.

Use commas, periods and capital letters.
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fiveeagles



Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Vancouver

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya-ta Boy wrote:
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Never wanted to go from all accounts a shopping destination.


Punctuation can be your friend if you deign.

There is a story that Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway debated whether he needed a comma in a particular sentence. The debate went on in Paris cafes, in Gertrude's salon and by post card. Hemingway reportedly gave in and agreed with her to put one in. Then by post card, he told her it was out.

You are not in their class.

Use commas, periods and capital letters.


You can't be serious?
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Hollywoodaction



Joined: 02 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Walmart and Google didn't make the list?
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ddeubel



Joined: 20 Jul 2005

PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Was it an anonymous survey?????? Bet you it wasn't done on google and over the internet!!!!

DD

No surprise the champagne socialists, the French are there.....they are liked everywhere except any country they haven't had a part of...........(which is a long list).
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cazador83



Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

haha, so Russia is their best friend (no surprise there), and also made the top 5 for their worst enemy?
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brento1138



Joined: 17 Nov 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:15 am    Post subject: Re: South Korea Is China's 3rd Best Friend Reply with quote

Real Reality wrote:
North Korea came in second at 25.0 percent.... The Chinese chose the U.S. and Japan as the most threatening countries followed by India, Russia and North Korea.


So, North Korea is their second best friend, but also the fifth most threatening? Hmmmm, is that sorta like becoming good friends with a gang member?
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