A few items of interest in China news over the last few days. The AFP reports that a study commissioned by a variety of American businesses found that the States may make a ton of money off China - despite the trade deficit, the study projects something like a 67 billion dollar surplus over the next ten years, mostly from service industry business. A nice division of labor...you guys make the plastic Christmas trees, we'll handle making good Applebee's waitresses...you gotta love capitalism...
In other news, Joe Kahn from the Times writes about the Chinese blasting one of their own weather satellites out of space with a ballistic missle, much to the consternation of...well, just about everyone. One thing intriguing in the story: a paragraph which raises questions over whether this was authorized by Hu Jintao, the Chinese leader, or an independent action by the military. Hmmm...speculation? Intrepid, I-got-an-inside-man reporting? Capitalist bourgesie trying to foster internal divisions in the great and harmonious Chinese nation? You be the judge...
Elsewhere: China re-affirms the one-child policy, despite the growing gender imbalance in society. Hmmm...apparently no one told my restaurant-owner friend on Nan'ao island, with his six lovely children. And the G threatens "legal action" against anyone (mostly bloggers) making fun of the Fuwa, the mascots of the Beijing Olympics, which have been the target of great ridicule here. What's worse about this news is that the G's statements seem aimed at stopping the spread of the growing and hilarious Internet trend of parody of "approved culture" ...guys, go buy a sense of humor.
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