flipzi

Jul 3 2011, 12:05 AM

I wish the US Air Force will come back. The base will not just greatly enhance our defense but will speed up our own AFP modernization and the economy of the cities surrounding the facility.

MSantor

Jul 3 2011, 02:01 AM

flipzi

Jul 2 2011, 11:23 PM

One China Policy is bullshit!

It's name connotes their real dominant character now.

G R E E D Y.

Should have been, "ALL FOR CHINA POLICY" instead.

It may be bullsh*t, but this is just the reality.

Of course, many of us would want to recognize Taiwan (the Republic of China) as the "one China" instead because it has a true democratic government, unlike the oppressive mainland People's Republic.

However, obviously Philippine, American and other countries' politicians prefer to recognize the mainland government because it has a larger economy and thus larger markets for foreign goods. That is another reason why the RP only has trade relations with the Taipei government, so as not to piss off Beijing; in fact the US embassy in Taipei is only called "the American Institute in Taiwan" to clarify its status as a quasi-official embassy and not anger Beijing. The Philippine embassy there is also called the Manila Trade Office (MTO).

Anyways, there is an older thread about Taiwan's situation and the "One-China Policy" at this other thread.

atreidesx69

Jul 2 2011, 09:56 PM

^^

I agree. We should rethink the so-called One China policy. If there's going to be any peaceful resolution, it should be one which is favorable for us for a change. By any definition of international law, the Spratly's and Paracel islands belong to us. We should offer favorable terms to US-based oil exploration companies, that should be incentive enough for the US to support our lawful claims to our territories.

In regards to procuring military equipment, imo, what we need are front-line combat aircraft, which we can source from several countries, not necessarily US made. Regarding naval ships, as I've opined in another thread, we can make our own fast missile boats. What we need is the weaponry that will be mounted on them.

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China’s reliance on exports and a controlled currency for growth, for instance, will no longer work if US consumers are engaged in a chronic saving spree, as I believe they will be. Chinese export growth, which averaged 21 percent per year in the last decade, is bound to suffer.

The country’s seemingly inexhaustible pool of cheap labor is expected to peak in 2014, in part due to its rigid one-child policy. By some estimates, ample labor has boosted GDP growth by 1.8 percentage points annually since the late 1970s, but the contraction of the working-age population will reduce growth by 0.7 percentage points by 2030.

Wages are already rising, and even Chinese manufacturers are moving production to Vietnam and Pakistan, where pay levels are a third of China’s. Some factory workers have seen wage increases of 20 percent to 30 percent in the last year or so, with those producing goods for foreign companies seeing especially large boosts. At the same time, better conditions in rural areas have reduced the flow of cheap labor into coastal cities.

superman

Jul 3 2011, 10:07 AM

They say that the only permanent in these world is CHANGE. The tides are changing Roman empire, French & British empire and now American empire they all come and go, expert and intellectuals have concluded that within this current decade of high growth China will surpass US and will be the next superpower after them. bad for us bec. China already anticipated it and now positioning itself for the future, expansion and resources are needed to fuel future growth and Spratly has lots of potential for Oil & Gas, Fisheries etc. We are so busy with our internal problem that our leaders are short sighted and lacks a vision of looking beyond of future endeavor and now we are endangering it hope it's not too late for action.