They should also build homes for the 1.2 million people who had their homes bulldozed to the ground so the Chinese Govt. could host the Olympics.:(
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/stor...710025,00.html
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They should also build homes for the 1.2 million people who had their homes bulldozed to the ground so the Chinese Govt. could host the Olympics.:(
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/stor...710025,00.html
A ray of hope...some people are still capable of learning from their mistakes.
Maybe the supreme court can take a lesson and reverse their recent decision regarding eminent domain.
I sure as hell hope so. That was some stupid shit. I bet they are really thinking about it since THEIR homes are now in trouble. That would be to funny if he lost his home.
Interesting article Amsterdam. Sounds like the Chinese elders are trying to teach the youngin's lessons they've learned from their mistakes. The Chinese Government is really in survival mode right now. Despite Western cristicism that China isn't changing fast enough, the reality is that China is changing (culturally, economically, socially, etc) at a blinding pace. Last year when I took my wife and daughter back for Chinese New Year my wife commented that the China we were visiting was not the China she grew up in. In some ways she was disapointed although only because "home" didn't feel like "home" anymore. Seriously though, if you were to compare China 20 years ago to today it would be like comparing the U.S in the 1920's to the U.S today. There's been that much change.
The challenge for the Chinese government is how to adapt to all that change and still continue to exist as it is. They tend to let the leash out little bit by little bit and then suddenly pull it back in. Eventually something big has got to happen. Either radical change in the government or a serious crackdown on the people. If they are smart the current government will listen to the old timers and take their advice.
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Originally Posted by amsterdam
The chinese are also Daming the xiang yi river dont know if i spelt that right... but ya its going to raise the river and cause millions to move, whole cities are being deserted
True, but this is a bit different. The Chiang Jiang (or Yangzi) river actually floods nearly every year killing hundreds and causing havoc for all those millions living near it that will be displaced. Plus the hydro power supplied by the dam will provide clean energy for millions of people. So, although environmentalists and China haters want to use this as an example to bash China, the damn will actually benefit far more people than it will hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by bedake
The people being displaced by the Olympic preperations, however, is a different story all together. This is just an attempt by the Chinese government to build a fantasy China to show the rest of the world. Pity, I find the real China far more interesting.