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    #11207957 - 10/08/09 01:34 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

American Graduates Finding Jobs in China
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Shanghai and Beijing are becoming new lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home.

Even those with limited or no knowledge of Chinese are heeding the call. They are lured by China%u2019s surging economy, the lower cost of living and a chance to bypass some of the dues-paying that is common to first jobs in the United States.

%u201CI%u2019ve seen a surge of young people coming to work in China over the last few years,%u201D said Jack Perkowski, founder of Asimco Technologies, one of the largest automotive parts companies in China.

%u201CWhen I came over to China in 1994, that was the first wave of Americans coming to China,%u201D he said. %u201CThese young people are part of this big second wave.%u201D




Critics Protest Gap in Dalai Lama's Schedule
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When the Dalai Lama landed here on Monday, he set off on a characteristically hectic, weeklong schedule including lectures, seminars, an awards ceremony and meetings with a senior State Department official and the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi.

But one appointment not on the calendar of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, is a meeting with the president of the United States %u2014 a gap that has drawn protests from Republican lawmakers, commentators and some Tibetan leaders, who say the Obama administration is snubbing him to appease China.




To the first one:
This is a huge brain drain and unless those people, decide to come back more often than not, it's likely a huge net loss for the US.

I remember at one time some Chinese official stating that one day all it's people that it let out would come back and bring their experience back to China. I'm sure that's what they may have told the government in order to be allowed to leave, but if trends like this continue it may be just as well anyway.

To the second:
WTF?

Seriously WTF?

Now I know that China literally has the US by the balls and can get away with a lot if not anything from them. They must know this themselves, but in no way need that message come from the president of the USA himself.

Who the fuck thought this was appropriate?


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Re: china [Re: ScavengerType]
    #11224773 - 10/11/09 01:43 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

i don't get the bit about the dalai lama, barry o just blew off his appointment with him or something?


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Re: china [Re: ScavengerType]
    #11226646 - 10/11/09 01:34 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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ScavengerType said:

To the first one:
This is a huge brain drain and unless those people, decide to come back more often than not, it's likely a huge net loss for the US.

I remember at one time some Chinese official stating that one day all it's people that it let out would come back and bring their experience back to China. I'm sure that's what they may have told the government in order to be allowed to leave, but if trends like this continue it may be just as well anyway.




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Among many young Americans, the China exit strategy is a common topic of conversation. Mr. Stephens, Ms. Berman and Mr. Misium all said they were planning to return to the United States eventually.




Do you even read the shit you link?  Why am I not surprised that there are no numbers in this article, only anecdotes?  Brain drain? 
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Ms. Berman said she was hired for her familiarity with Western modern dance rather than a knowledge of China. “Despite my lack of language skills and the fact that I had no experience working in China, I was given the opportunity to manage the touring, international projects, and produce and program our annual Beijing Dance Festival.”



I'm happy for Ms Berman that she has found a job that doesn't include tips.
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To the second:
WTF?

Seriously WTF?

Now I know that China literally has the US by the balls and can get away with a lot if not anything from them. They must know this themselves, but in no way need that message come from the president of the USA himself.

Who the fuck thought this was appropriate?




Who has who by the balls when we can destroy their investments with a wave of a dollar devaluation wand?


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Re: china [Re: zappaisgod]
    #11230294 - 10/11/09 10:59 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Who has who by the balls when we can destroy their investments with a wave of a dollar devaluation wand?




by the same wand if they decided to completely pull out of US investments, then lets see who the dollar fares lol.  but living in Asia is nothing new.  i did/am doing it....the money is better here and you can save way more.....and there is not all the hypocritical tax/forms/paperwork bullshit there is in north america....life is easier and more enjoyable...real simple.  people do this in china, korea, japan, thailand, malaysia, taiwan and probably a whole bunch of others i am not thinking of.


as for teh dalai lama....nothing new.  china was, is and liekly always will be completely selfish, childish greedy schoolchildren....with money and power.


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Re: china [Re: kadakuda]
    #11234423 - 10/12/09 05:05 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

As you suggested, both countries have each other's balls. It's a game of Mutually Assured Financial Destruction.

China is easing out of U.S. treasuries hoping for a controlled descent of the dollar. The dollar is dying- the only question remaining is when and how fast? I think it would be lucky to survive another year.

Btw, a few weeks ago the Empire State building was illuminated in red and gold lights to honor the 60th anniversary of Mao's communist China.

No, I'm not kidding.

Hard to imagine that happening a few years ago.



Look up and salute your new masters.



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Re: china [Re: zorbman]
    #11234670 - 10/12/09 05:48 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

I think it is in honor of the Communist take over of Washington DC


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Re: china [Re: zappaisgod]
    #11246613 - 10/14/09 02:57 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

are you glen beck in real life?

Anyway since I said I don't think that Chinese emigrants that said they would return will, what makes you think that I believe the american ones will? The reality is that before one becomes attached to their new home and the opposite toward their old, they may claim plans to return that will not be as likely to reflect reality.

I really think it's foolish to say the US can hurt china by devaluing it's dollar. It's akin to a suicide bomber trying to inflicting a crippling injury on their foe.


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Re: china [Re: ScavengerType]
    #11269581 - 10/18/09 03:20 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

Yeah.


It is not as if many countries aren't putting together a currency basket in preparation of a dollar collapse.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-of-the-dollar-1798175.html

I seem to recall someone talking about this on the shroomery some time ago, it wasn't taken very seriously at the time...


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Re: china [Re: Mr.Al]
    #11270510 - 10/18/09 10:27 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Mr.Al said:
Yeah.


It is not as if many countries aren't putting together a currency basket in preparation of a dollar collapse.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-of-the-dollar-1798175.html

I seem to recall someone talking about this on the shroomery some time ago, it wasn't taken very seriously at the time...



Some time ago?  That article was posted just a week and a half ago when it first came out:

The American Economy is Dead.

Care to contribute to that thread?


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Re: china [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #11275439 - 10/19/09 01:43 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Falcon91Wolvrn03 said:
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Mr.Al said:
Yeah.


It is not as if many countries aren't putting together a currency basket in preparation of a dollar collapse.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-of-the-dollar-1798175.html

I seem to recall someone talking about this on the shroomery some time ago, it wasn't taken very seriously at the time...



Some time ago?  That article was posted just a week and a half ago when it first came out:

The American Economy is Dead.

Care to contribute to that thread?





Care to elaborate on what the dollar's buying power would be if it is no longer the world reserve fiat?

I think it comes down to people's unwillingness to accept bad news. 


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Re: china [Re: zorbman]
    #11275593 - 10/19/09 03:27 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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As you suggested, both countries have each other's balls. It's a game of Mutually Assured Financial Destruction.





China is in a better position than most of us though.  if they get hit by the recession, their government freely and openly shows it cares very little for taking care of its people, so it will be devastating for the people, but as for the country as a whole i doubt it would hit as hard as say the USA where the government at least has to try and look like it cares.

both countries have a lot to lose, but China just doesnt care as much, so in that regard has the upper hand.


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Re: china [Re: ScavengerType]
    #11275678 - 10/19/09 04:56 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Anyway since I said I don't think that Chinese emigrants that said they would return will, what makes you think that I believe the american ones will? The reality is that before one becomes attached to their new home and the opposite toward their old, they may claim plans to return that will not be as likely to reflect reality.






I'm Chinese-American. And I'm currently a college student.

Honestly, living in China is definitely a very good option for me after I graduate medical school. But it's the least likely situation to occur since I'd much rather live in Canada or Europe. Why would I much rather live elsewhere than the very land that raised me? Because these places provide me with opportunities that America just can't offer. Thus, as an individual, I must choose a path that holds my self-interests at heart.

I'm sure plenty of college graduates whom move to China feel the same, or else why would they even leave to live in a Communist country? You seem to still believe that the U.S. is the greatest nation on Earth. :facepalm: And I'm sorry to break your heart, but the U.S. is NOT the greatest place to live in the world. Current world rankings and statistics are proving that again and again; health care, infant mortality rates, education, average IQ, etc.

Quit moping. China is coming up. Why do you fear it so?


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Re: china [Re: meatcakeman]
    #11275816 - 10/19/09 06:58 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Because these places provide me with opportunities that America just can't offer.




Such as?


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    #11277091 - 10/19/09 12:35 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Because these places provide me with opportunities that America just can't offer.




Such as?



A job?


Anyway, it's important to point out that the other story contravening the independent article in the aforementioned thread is credible and cites responses from many of the central banks of countries that were listed in the independent article.

In other words the USD is not in imminent threat of being dropped as a world currency... any more than usual.


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Re: china [Re: ScavengerType]
    #11277177 - 10/19/09 12:51 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

I would like to go to china so I can get a decent job after graduation... I just wish they would have some political reform.  If they lose their closed political system and get some real representation going people will flood there for opportunity.


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Re: china [Re: Redstorm]
    #11278915 - 10/19/09 05:40 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Because these places provide me with opportunities that America just can't offer.




Such as?





A plethora of jobs, universal health care, amazing job benefits, a better lifestyle for my children (a better education, more gov't benefits, a healthier lifestyle away from fatty fast foods, better healthcare, etc.), the thrill of living in a foreign country, the thrill of learning the indigenous culture and language, and more.

Obviously, I can't name everything off the top of my head, but the first four things I listed are already enough to convince me.


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    #11278932 - 10/19/09 05:42 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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ScavengerType said:
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Redstorm said:
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Because these places provide me with opportunities that America just can't offer.




Such as?



A job?


Anyway, it's important to point out that the other story contravening the independent article in the aforementioned thread is credible and cites responses from many of the central banks of countries that were listed in the independent article.

In other words the USD is not in imminent threat of being dropped as a world currency... any more than usual.





That doesn't deny the fact that it's slowly losing its credibility on the world stage.


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Re: china [Re: meatcakeman]
    #11279061 - 10/19/09 06:02 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Because these places provide me with opportunities that America just can't offer.




Such as?





A plethora of jobs, universal health care, amazing job benefits, a better lifestyle for my children (a better education, more gov't benefits, a healthier lifestyle away from fatty fast foods, better healthcare, etc.), the thrill of living in a foreign country, the thrill of learning the indigenous culture and language, and more.

Obviously, I can't name everything off the top of my head, but the first four things I listed are already enough to convince me.




I understand the thrill of living in a foreign land, but what makes you think you will get full governmental benefits? It seems unlikely that you would be granted citizen status.

Also, where do you see that the school systems and whatnot are better? I have not seen this before.

It seems like you have it in your head that going abroad will be some utopian period of your life.  You should also be taking into account the cons of living in China. Lord knows there are plenty.


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Re: china [Re: Redstorm]
    #11279417 - 10/19/09 06:51 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

Hes a trustafarian with an estate in china.  Of course it will be good for him.


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Re: china [Re: Redstorm]
    #11279702 - 10/19/09 07:31 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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meatcakeman said:
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Redstorm said:
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Because these places provide me with opportunities that America just can't offer.




Such as?





A plethora of jobs, universal health care, amazing job benefits, a better lifestyle for my children (a better education, more gov't benefits, a healthier lifestyle away from fatty fast foods, better healthcare, etc.), the thrill of living in a foreign country, the thrill of learning the indigenous culture and language, and more.

Obviously, I can't name everything off the top of my head, but the first four things I listed are already enough to convince me.




I understand the thrill of living in a foreign land, but what makes you think you will get full governmental benefits? It seems unlikely that you would be granted citizen status.

Also, where do you see that the school systems and whatnot are better? I have not seen this before.

It seems like you have it in your head that going abroad will be some utopian period of your life.  You should also be taking into account the cons of living in China. Lord knows there are plenty.





I actually want to live in France or the UK.

I already have citizenship in China. :shrug:

But pertaining to life in Europe, citizenship is easily granted to those whom play an important role within society. Thus, as a doctor, I will easily be granted citizenship after residing in either the UK or France for an X amount of time.

UK citizenship guidelines

French citizenship guidelines

The public school systems there are obviously better, besides from higher learning institutions, i.e. universities, colleges, and the like. Just look at world rankings for education and IQ.

World rankings for reading, maths and science


EDIT: Notice that the U.S. isn't even listed on any of those Top 25 lists? :facepalm:

Nope, no typos no errors. Canada made it on the list. :shrug:


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Re: china [Re: DieCommie]
    #11279733 - 10/19/09 07:36 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Hes a trustafarian with an estate in china.  Of course it will be good for him.





:lol:

Yup. Honestly, I wouldn't live out the rest of my life in China. I would only consider it if China straightened up its human rights. If that were to occur, China would almost be no different than any other capitalistic country in the world. China's economy is already substantially less communist, and more socialist and capitalist, than it was 50 years ago. If the trend were to continue, my opinions on living there could change.


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    #11280003 - 10/19/09 08:07 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

I was referring to the topic of this thread: China.

France or the UK are irrelevant.


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    #11280442 - 10/19/09 08:57 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

I never said I was going to live in China. I said it was an option; the last option.

But when it comes down to it, living in China has its benefits, too.

China provides a HUGE market for anyone and all of those whom can tap into it. Saab was bought from GM and will do exceptionally well in China's booming automobile market. And in such a reference, a college graduate with fresh, new skills approved by most of the professional U.S. will do exceptionally well in China due to all of the booming markets it provides. It's substantially easier to open a business there. And having ties to the U.S. makes you a useful resource for any and all Chinese companies. Thus, China provides more for us than the U.S. because it actually WANTS us. You can graduate from a college here and find nothing fulfilling to do besides an office job working in a cubicle, which is only marginally fulfilling in that it provides us monetary resources.

China is like rich, fertile soil that has just been found. The U.S. is like farming land that has been aimlessly overused and commercialized and exploited.

Sure, China also has its downfalls. It is still a developing Communist country. Poverty is prevalent. But those are pitfalls only a Chinese-born citizen has to worry about. As a foreigner, you have much leeway in China. Not only can you establish business relations with the U.S. from China, but you can also tap into markets elsewhere; the UK, Russia, Brazil, Korea, Japan, etc.

If I overlooked any other cons of living in China, please do tell.


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Re: china [Re: meatcakeman]
    #11280982 - 10/19/09 10:16 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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ScavengerType said:
Anyway, it's important to point out that the other story contravening the independent article in the aforementioned thread is credible and cites responses from many of the central banks of countries that were listed in the independent article.

In other words the USD is not in imminent threat of being dropped as a world currency... any more than usual.





That doesn't deny the fact that it's slowly losing its credibility on the world stage.




True but if that article was true the USD would have dropped like a stone once anything confirming the report had surfaced. It dropped noticeably between the time the independent article was published and the time rebuttals tied to established sources surfaced.

If you are thinking that I am a USApologist I think you are mistaken. I am not even an american.


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Re: china [Re: ScavengerType]
    #11281555 - 10/20/09 12:14 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

i think like most places, if you have money and are "upper society" china will be great for you.  if your the kind of person that doesn't like hypocrisy, or cant stand the double standards of everyday life (ie. you are treated like royalty while the streets have people without health care or any kind of social service) than maybe not.

nothing against the land, its a beautiful country and LOADED with cool history, but the politics and social systems are shit, and wrong.  like other nations.  we have many friends there with business, doing school, living there, my sister in law is chinese, and we have been there....all i can sum up china with is "not going back, not buying their stuff" :shrug:

meatcakeman, i agree with you, once they start to rethink how they treat their own, and others, it may become more appealing.  I can understand why so many foreigners go there to work though (well not the indonesian and vietnamese that get sucked into slavery and prostitution)...as long as they keep their eyes closed or are not too sensitive to things, they can probably live a very nice material type life :smile:

personally i dont consider taiwan china, but jstu for info sake i moved here (being a canadian) and i have full access to everything a citizen has except a few things (like voting).  i have full medical, its better and cheaper than even canada....and no WAITING!, can drive, good pay, people are happy and treated fairly (free, democratic country), poverty is fairly low, and there isn't the insane money grab you see in many places in china (mainly factory areas) where people will do anything to try and sue you and get a payout.

going abroad can be a great choice....both mentally and financially, just pick teh country that suites your needs.  honestly, i couldn't handle being in China for anything more than a vacation.


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    #11281695 - 10/20/09 12:37 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

My instincts tell me that given the big picture view of a world nearing resource depletion that a country as populous and ambitious as China will implode soon. They cannot possibly sustain that economy growth or expand it to their hinterlands. That loss of hope will be crushing to the Chinese people. I think we will see increasing chaos in China soon.

They are frantically (and smartly) trying to buy up resources using their US dollars before everyone else figures out these green rectangular pieces of paper they hold are actually pieces of toilet paper given the enormous deficits and money printing going on in the U.S.

A resurgent Russia is who we need to watch out for. They are more self-sufficient when it comes to resources.

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    #11281733 - 10/20/09 12:44 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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i think like most places, if you have money and are "upper society" china will be great for you.  if your the kind of person that doesn't like hypocrisy, or cant stand the double standards of everyday life (ie. you are treated like royalty while the streets have people without health care or any kind of social service) than maybe not.

nothing against the land, its a beautiful country and LOADED with cool history, but the politics and social systems are shit, and wrong.  like other nations.  we have many friends there with business, doing school, living there, my sister in law is chinese, and we have been there....all i can sum up china with is "not going back, not buying their stuff" :shrug:

meatcakeman, i agree with you, once they start to rethink how they treat their own, and others, it may become more appealing.  I can understand why so many foreigners go there to work though (well not the indonesian and vietnamese that get sucked into slavery and prostitution)...as long as they keep their eyes closed or are not too sensitive to things, they can probably live a very nice material type life :smile:

personally i dont consider taiwan china, but jstu for info sake i moved here (being a canadian) and i have full access to everything a citizen has except a few things (like voting).  i have full medical, its better and cheaper than even canada....and no WAITING!, can drive, good pay, people are happy and treated fairly (free, democratic country), poverty is fairly low, and there isn't the insane money grab you see in many places in china (mainly factory areas) where people will do anything to try and sue you and get a payout.

going abroad can be a great choice....both mentally and financially, just pick teh country that suites your needs.  honestly, i couldn't handle being in China for anything more than a vacation.





You think Taiwan is greater than China....?
:facepalm:

Taiwan is one of the worst places to be in terms of politics. I'm sure you know of the last President's scandals. If not, he lied to his people, stole taxpayers' money, committed fraud, and even staged his own 'attempted assassination' just for the publicity. I'm really keen on Chinese-Taiwan politics so I was all over that controversy. It's politicians like that that bring down Taiwan, and make it look bad on the world stage. Taiwan's current President is a bit better. He's Chinese, not Taiwanese, and vows to mend the poor relations between China and its little brother, Taiwan; President Ma's ancestry traces him back to the same province my parents are from. But even HE's in a swarm of controversy. Supposedly, he and his wife lied about their birthplaces. :shrug:


IMO, China isn't a better place to live than Taiwan, but it will be within the next two to three years. Taiwan's political structure is just too weak. There's no stability.

And my opinions aren't biased either. Both of my grandfathers were Chinese Nationalists. My grandfather's brother was even the governor of Taiwan at one point in time. But corruption within the KMT was prevalent, so my grandfather says. Their underlying plan was to regain economic stability in order to retake mainland China for themselves. :facepalm:
My grandfather despised Taiwan. Thus, my family fled to the U.S. to live in a 'better' society that practiced 'equality'. And here I am today; an individual lost amidst this cloud of uncertainty and lost identity.

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    #11282357 - 10/20/09 06:13 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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You think Taiwan is greater than China....?




nope, never said that.  i only mentioned that part of taiwan because there was talk above about living abroad and why, so i was giving my opinion on living abroad where i am living now (taiwan).  i was not saying it is better.  in a separate topic in my post i was talking about the things i dislike about china, it was not meant to be linked with the taiwan paragraph.

i am well aware of Chen's lies (i call him diarrhea as his name sounds similar to "water" and "poo", anyway, i despise the guy and he has a life sentence, so as corrupt as things are at least he got his....but still there is the money missing...he was a royal douche bag, no doubt!  Ma is too, he just hasn't been caught yet.  i would actually liken politics hereto that of the USA in that the DDP here is like the libs, really crooked with a more social face and the KMT like the repubs being more cold hearted business gangsters.

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IMO, China isn't a better place to live than Taiwan, but it will be within the next two to three years. Taiwan's political structure is just too weak. There's no stability.




i dont know if China will become better....taiwan is surely unstable politically but this is also largely because of chinas threat towards taiwan....china tries to oppress taiwan at every turn and it has turned into a VERY childish popularity contest with most countries agreeing with taiwan but almost none officially saying so because they fear trade relations being hurt with china (and china threatening to do this and that if another nation sides with taiwan)....hows that to mature governing?  greed, nothing more. 

despite taiwans political scene, i am now going to go ahead and say taiwan is a nicer place to live as far as quality of life.  its far safer than china, the only real dangers here are earthquakes, typhoons and China....people here can vote (which means as much as you want it to....we all would likely agree to some extent that elections don't do a whole lot....bush - case in point).everyone here has medical coverage, of good quality, even if poor and cant afford it.many people actually own houses, over 80%. i consider personal wealth to be relatively high compared to other countries...maybe GDP aint scoring great, but from what i see living here for some years is people rarely live an actual hard life...but that is after a very hard adjustment and a cruel life under kmt rule and japanese rule before that....so i hope china is on the same or a similar path to a more social life...thats just my hope.  by china i generally mean the gov, not so much the general public.


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    #11282364 - 10/20/09 06:18 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

China's brain drain to the US offsets the US brain drain to China by more than a little.


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    #11282367 - 10/20/09 06:21 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

that reminds me...i remember watching tv when england gave back hong kong to china.  interesting sight, and there was also a FLOOD of hong kong people leaving to new lands for that very reason.  i know many cities in canada and the US got a ton of hong kong folks when that happened.  tells us something.


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    #11282457 - 10/20/09 07:05 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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If I overlooked any other cons of living in China, please do tell.




Like the horrific air pollution in larger cities?


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    #11286056 - 10/20/09 05:52 PM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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i dont know if China will become better....taiwan is surely unstable politically but this is also largely because of chinas threat towards taiwan....china tries to oppress taiwan at every turn and it has turned into a VERY childish popularity contest with most countries agreeing with taiwan but almost none officially saying so because they fear trade relations being hurt with china (and china threatening to do this and that if another nation sides with taiwan)....hows that to mature governing?  greed, nothing more. 

despite taiwans political scene, i am now going to go ahead and say taiwan is a nicer place to live as far as quality of life.  its far safer than china, the only real dangers here are earthquakes, typhoons and China....people here can vote (which means as much as you want it to....we all would likely agree to some extent that elections don't do a whole lot....bush - case in point).everyone here has medical coverage, of good quality, even if poor and cant afford it.many people actually own houses, over 80%. i consider personal wealth to be relatively high compared to other countries...maybe GDP aint scoring great, but from what i see living here for some years is people rarely live an actual hard life...but that is after a very hard adjustment and a cruel life under kmt rule and japanese rule before that....so i hope china is on the same or a similar path to a more social life...thats just my hope.  by china i generally mean the gov, not so much the general public.





Taiwan is not innocent if we play the blame game. Taiwan wants to retake China and claim it as Nationalist. They can't get over the fact that they lost the Civil War. How's that for childish?

And, yes, China doesn't help alleviate the problem, but that doesn't deny the fact that it DOES want to mend ties. China is China. Taiwan is Taiwan. But the people are the same. We speak the same language, and read the same writing, although China now has Simplified Chinese (it's not that much different from Traditional Chinese). The two bickering governments know this. Sure, it doesn't help that China has missiles capable of destroying all of Taiwan pointing towards it at all times. But China is developing; the People's Republic was barely conceived in 1949. China is like a newborn. It is new to the world market; it is new to world politics; and it is new to the world stage. It's barely passed the 'baby steps' stage in terms of world affairs. It has promise, yes, but it has to own up to its potential.

And don't be fooled by the facade of Communism. Chinese citizens can vote. Yes, there is corruption, but what government doesn't have some dirt on its feet. But I do see change, though it is slow. But I hope for the best.

As for me, I'm torn between Taiwan and China. I have family in both and would like to see nothing more than peace. But pride and greed are what tear us apart.


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    #11290212 - 10/21/09 03:53 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

Laos is much better than China and Taiwan put together, so there. :razz:


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    #11297552 - 10/22/09 03:32 AM (14 years, 3 months ago)

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Taiwan is not innocent if we play the blame game. Taiwan wants to retake China and claim it as Nationalist. They can't get over the fact that they lost the Civil War. How's that for childish?




that is a failed dream that just isn't reality anymore.  i really don't think even the most far out KMT ever think that possible again, it jsut can't happen and everyone knows this, and i dont see anyone, even hint of wanting it, here in Taiwan.  What i see most is for China to leave Taiwan alone and let it play where it belongs.  It is an independent nation in literally every way except the fact it is threatened to never officially say so...although i cant ever see China using those missiles, they are still a definite threat and a convincing one not to declare independence for the people.

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Laos is much better than China and Taiwan put together, so there. :razz:




I wouldn't know, never been, if your serious i will make a point of going there.  I like taiwan in a infrastructure kind of way, but it is an environmental catastrophe in my opinion....at least china is so big they still have much more natural beauty intact.

If only we could pick this form there and that form here and make a new system.  i totally agree every nation has its problems, but i tend to side with the thieves and liars over the murderers and oppressors :shrug:


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