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That is a surprise? I would do the same if I were them, it only makes sense. It is much easier to reverse engineer something than to develop it in the first place. Come to think of it, the Russians did the same during the Cold War and for all we know they are still doing it. The article mentions that many countries besides china were trying to buy pieces of the downed F-117 including Russia.
Well, it does make practical sense, but it also adds to the mistrust that plagues China. Thinking back to the way they stole the Russian fighter jet plans:http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/22-04-2009/107437-fighter_jet-0/And the constant complaints about plagiarism that they face, do they have any true allies left? One of the things that's happening here is that inflation is taking off. It'll be interesting to see what happens when their exports reflect that. Then we'll see if the ladder they've made to climb has been well constructed. Fortunately they seem to be changing a few of their aggressive policies. I don't see them pursuing the Japanese islands these days, and they at least have announced that they'll clamp down on piracy. Let's see what they do. One of the measures they're taking is implementing taxes on property.
Soaring housing prices in China have created social anxieties, helped drive up inflationary pressure and created new risks in an economy that is already sizzling hot. [/quotehttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/business/global/28yuan.html?ref=asia
Well, I think the least we could do is stop buying from China by borrowing their money. The last time I checked they had increased their bonds to 950 billion US dollars. What do you guys think of their stealth fighter jet?
Oh, how I hope we find some of Leonardo's notes which were too personal to share. Analyzing this man is never-ending.
I supposes there is some degree of possibility, but looking at the size of Canada compared to the world oceans, and taking depth into consideration, it just doesn't seem likely. I just wonder if the writer tried to make the connection to draw attention.
I hope they do some experiments to see how far voices there travel. It wouldn't take too much, and it would rally add to it.
When you consider how often the bible has been edited to fit the times it's not a big surprise. I don't agree with it, not only because the vocabulary used by authors conveys the genres of the times, but also because failing to give students a chance to analyze it makes them ignorant. One question, though; after seeing the language standards in North America drop due to immigration and educational reforms, what percentage of students comprehend literature in its original format?In Asia it only makes sense to rewrite these books so that second language readers can understand the plots without the advanced vocabulary, but I wonder if it might be necessary to start doing that in North America?
When I think back to the times we longed for something like this while we were in school, I'm surprised a lot of people don't welcome the idea of forums. Sometimes I've spoken to people about forums, and a few become curious, but several seem turned off. In any event, I'm glad to hear that there's more traffic here.
It seems that we have come a long ways in improving racial, sexual and age discrimination. However, discrimination against religion seems to be getting worse. Now, I oppose religion being forced on anyone, and I don't agree with some religious practices, but I find it hard to understand why this movement seems to be growing.
I'm not in school now, but I'm proofreading my collection of short stories. I hope to contact the publisher soon, but it's strange that proofreading can be more draining than writing. What are your papers about? Will you post them here?Good luck on your presentation.
Now there is the plot for a movie! Cyberspace is the newest battlefield; cyberspace superiority will be a defining factor in future wars. These programs are so sophisticated and grow as they reap havoc. We might start to wonder if they'll qualify as being alive? They grow, reproduce and respond to threats and opportunities. Can this be used against North Korea?
It's okay if we're not as smart these days. We can plug electricity into our brains to make us more intelligent. http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20101105/3388/electrical-brain-stimulation-improves-math-skills.htmActually, on a serious note, guys, do you remember the research done in Japan to transfer the knowledge in the brain of one mouse to another? They literally recorded the signals given off by a mouse's brain while it learned a maze. The mouse had what looked like a helmet, which actually had electronic connections probing into the brain. The signals were recorded and played back into the brain of another mouse. The second mouse knew the maze before seeing it.Could this be the way modern man will seek to gain more knowledge?
Okay, but if we look at it from their perspective, was an empire more likely to last longer in the past? Is it easier for an empire to topple today?
Well, when you consider who his crew were, it's a miracle Columbus even made it to the new world in one piece. If you give criminals in prison a chance at freedom at the cost of taking part in an experiment extremely likely to fail, only the ones who have nothing to lose will agree. Who knows where those guys had been.
His great wish was for China to become a republic with U.S. style democracy.
With all my respects, this is a kind of pious wish ...From my experience, not in China but in Vietnam, communism has only replaced labels on a pre-existing and still existing feudal system.Between our Western philosophies about democracy and Asian philosophies(Confucianism and Communism), the gap isn't about to be filled or even meet. TMHO
I agree. Nevertheless, with growing globalization, the economic ties between China and the west, and the influence that the actions of China are having on the world, there will have to be more consensus between China and the west. The clash of philosophies is just the start of the obstacles. China's determination to sensor information within its population while still raking in the economic benefits of foreign markets can only go one of two ways. Either China releases the grip on the flow of information, or the west refrains from speaking out as much. China will be forced to deal with the population crisis they're creating. They will not have enough working people to support their elderly in the coming generation, yet they seem very reluctant to look at immigration as a means of dealing with this. They have too many men and not enough women for them to marry, and I believe they know the answer to that problem but don't want to face it. They need to bring women from other parts of the world in, and South East Asia can only supply so many. Only impoverished countries will have women willing to immigrate to rural China, so they need to look to African nations for this. It will be interesting to see where this leads to.
