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[wing]

It's easy, just use other login name like element106.

Speaking of Sino-US trading relationship, the US won't make China easy to be one of its biggest trading partner due to the trade deficit and diminishing manufacting jobs which impact on American workers. They say China has undervalued their currency by 40 percent for nearly a decade, which they consider as unfair trade practices, so they always impose a tariff on Chinese's goods to fight back.

How to close this gap is tough. China already revalued their currency, the yuan, by 2 percent, but the US thinks it is not significant enough to save American jobs. Undoubtly I think, the result would be the same, if China even revalued the yuan by 4 or 8 percent in one or two years, as the same thing in Europe, like jeans and books, costs you as much as ten times in China. So I know why the service in a shop or restaurant isn't very good towards the Chinese.

[element105]

China has learned from the revaluation of yen,I guess the same thing won't happen to us,it just adopted the monetary policy that sticked Yuan to USD until this year,but that didn't replace taiwan issue as the most important affair between two countries.Early or late,America has to decide which one is heavier.

[wing]

Well, most Taiwanese investments in China now.

[element105]

Sarcastically,some of them spend the money they gain from mainland market on separatism campaign.

[wing]

Odd things always happen. And so, how can American businessmen not be captivated by the cheap labour in China?
There is no ulimate trading partner in foreign trade.

[asterix]

Element, I hope you won't be offended if I point out that, cynically, rather than sarcastically, is what you had in mind.

[wing]

[element105]

[element105]

[element105]

I ofter have the same experience,meeting english words holding similar translation in dictionary,how to distinguish them is a problem for me

[stellara]

yeah these words are difficult to distinguish..

there is irony which all of you probably know

[asterix]

A cynic is someone who has little faith in human kindness and sincerity,
cynical describes this.

e.g... JOHN: Jim goes to see his mother every day , runs errands for her, and does her gardening.
RICHARD: He's just doing it for her money.
Richard is a cynic.

Sarcasm is a bitter or wounding remark; a taunt, especially when it's ironically worded, and language consisting of this.
sarcastic is the adjective for this.

e.g. Your team mate tries to catch a baseball, but drops it. You say, "Nice catch, Fred!"

[wing]

[element105]

That's really so nice of you both,thanks.

[element105]