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China’s Secret Growth Engine

Where the savvy entrepreneurs of Zhejiang province go, the rest of China may soon follow.

By Stephen Glain | NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Nov 26, 2007

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  • Posted By: historybuff @ 11/19/2007 1:08:22 AM

    Unlike Nawawimohamad I strongly disagree with his lack of knowledge. Contributions that the US has made to the world. Well let me see, Oh Yea thats right the whole world speaks more than German and Japanese. I think we can thank the USA for using thier power to keep the world free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Posted By: cisco kid @ 11/27/2007 1:51:15 AM

      actually,history buff, there are more speakers of Chinese languages then English. For that, matter, you claim to be a history buff and boast of American power being used to keep the world free. Please explain how funding a military revolt against a legitimate-and DEMOCRATIC-election Chile advanced the cause of freedom. For that matter, please explain why we occupied Nicarauga for twelve years, why we wound up with colonies in the Phillipines, Cuba, Guam, The Virgin Islands, Samoa and Puerto Rico; why we looked the other way as various dictators like Mobuto,Marcos and Somoza looted their countires and tortured their own citizens or why we sent american agents to South America to teach better torutre techniques to the police. Or why we can see pictures of Donald Rumsfield and Dick Chney next to Saddam Hussein when he was willing to go after Iran with our blessing or how we trained and armed the Islamic militias in Afghanistan when they fought the Soviet Union-that's right we armed and trained the Taliban and their good friend, Osama Bin Laden. Well we did perfect the Atomic Bomb. Technoloical innovations are made all over the world, you self-righteous chauvinist. Try actually reading a history book and making statements that sound like a fifth grader.

    • Posted By: cisco kid @ 11/27/2007 1:48:12 AM

      actually,history buff, there are more speakers of Chinese languages then English. For that, matter, you claim to be a history buff and boast of American power being used to keep the world free. Please explain how funding a military revolt against a legitimate-and DEMOCRATIC-election Chile advanced the cause of freedom. For that matter, please explain why we occupied Nicarauga for twelve years, why we wound up with colonies in the Phillipines, Cuba, Guam, The Virgin Islands, Samoa and Puerto Rico; why we looked the other way as various dictators like Mobuto,Marcos and Somoza looted their countires and tortured their own citizens or why we sent american agents to South America to teach better torutre techniques to the police. Or why we can see pictures of Donald Rumsfield and Dick Chney next to Saddam Hussein when he was willing to go after Iran with our blessing or how we trained and armed the Islamic militias in Afghanistan when they fought the Soviet Union-that's right we armed and trained the Taliban and their good friend, Osama Bin Laden. Well we did perfect the Atomic Bomb. Technoloical innovations are made all over the world, you self-righteous chauvinist. Try actually reading a history book and making statements that sound like a fifth grader.

  • Posted By: zjrzcq @ 11/19/2007 7:07:26 AM

    we should pay a little attention to the peasants in zhejiang province who lost their lands before we discussed the zhejiang model. They are goning to be the invisible poor there.Because of the well-meaning of the media,they are reported to work in the factory instead of working on their lands,which leads people who are not familar with them to have a misunderstanding that they are better off.but actually,they are not

  • Posted By: historybuff @ 11/19/2007 1:10:03 AM

    Unlike Nawawimohamad I strongly disagree with his lack of knowledge. Contributions that the US has made to the world. Well let me see, Oh Yea thats right the whole world speaks more than German and Japanese. I think we can thank the USA for using thier power to keep the world free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 11/18/2007 11:31:24 PM

    I thank the Japanese for all the inventions of the consumer goods and the Chinese for making it affordable for millions of people all over the world to buy goods that had previously been beyond their means. I hope the Chinese will continue to prosper and the Japanese continue with their inventions. I can't say much for the US contributions to the world with all the destructions wherever the US is involved.

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