China on the rise!

[Zeus]

Evidence of China's rise everywhere in 2007

[SIZE=2]Agence France-Presse[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]BEIJING - From the depths of Earth's oil fields to the rarefied atmosphere of space, evidence of China's modernization seemed to be everywhere in 2007 -- a rise set to be enshrined with next year's Olympics. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]China will soon overtake Germany as having the world's third biggest economy after a fifth straight year of double-digit growth, and the Asian giant's expanding wealth had huge impacts at home and abroad over the past 12 months. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]In Shanghai, the value of China's stock market climbed spectacularly as investors continued to plough in their new riches, while around the country the building of skyscrapers and new factories pushed ahead at a frantic pace. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]But while the rest of the world enjoyed the countless cheap products exported from China and the increasing economic opportunities offered inside the country, its growing influence in world trade also caused problems. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The United States and Europe hauled China before the World Trade Organization over a range of what they alleged were unfair trade practices, with one of the complaints from the US side over rampant copyright abuse. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]China's tight control over its currency remained one of the biggest points of tension with its major trading partners, who believe the yuan is being kept artificially weak and thereby giving Chinese exporters an unfair advantage. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The "Made in China" reputation also took a battering throughout the year as a wide range of exports to the United States, Europe and elsewhere failed to meet safety and quality standards. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]But China's export juggernaut withstood all these problems, and the nation's trade surplus is on track for a record annual total of well over 200 billion dollars. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]China's rise in other spheres generated many other concerns around the world. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]But the increasingly confident Asian power -- led by President Hu Jintao who was installed in October as ruling Communist Party chief for another five years -- shrugged off the criticism and ploughed ahead. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]One of the most contentious issues was China's determination to deal with so-called pariah regimes to secure resources to fuel its booming economy. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Western critics lambasted China for not taking into account human rights and geopolitical considerations when signing oil contracts with governments such as the one in Sudan, which the US administration has accused of genocide. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Highlighting its determination to go its own way, China this month signed a two-billion-dollar contract to develop a major oil field in Iran, which the United States says is a nuclear threat and sponsor of terrorism. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]One other high-profile act from China was its successful shooting down of a satellite in January -- becoming only the third nation to do so -- in a test that raised global concerns of a renewed arms race to 'weaponize' outer space. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]While the United States and others expressed concern, China pressed on with what it insisted was its peaceful space program and in October sent its first lunar probe into orbit. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]One undeniably negative impact of China's economic rise was the consequences for the environment. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The International Energy Agency said in November that China would this year overtake the United States as the world's biggest polluter of greenhouse gases, which are blamed for global warming. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The Chinese capital's polluted skies were a particular concern for the organizers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]International Olympic Commission chief Jacques Rogge warned events at the Games may be postponed if the pollution was too severe. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The Olympics also offered a platform for critics of China's human rights record, and they offered a hint of their intentions for the August Games during the one-year countdown with a series of protests. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]But preparations for the Olympics were otherwise almost perfect and China's hopes to use the Games as a global coming-of-age party remained well on track. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]"The Olympics are all about China being accepted as a major power in the global system and that they are capable of hosting a major global event," said Brian Bridges, a political professor at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. [/SIZE]

Source: ABS CBN News.com
Dec.19, 2007


Baka sa susunod marami na rin mag trabaho sa China at tulad ng Japan, baka mahirap na rin makakuha ng visa balang araw

[CVT]

China is bound to be a major economic power... Lahat kasi ng manufacturing, mayroong 'China Project'.... At, ninanakaw kaagad ng China ang technology at nagma-manufacture ng mga peke....I-phone nagawa na rin nila....

Mayroong mga overseas workers na nagtatrabaho sa China. Marami sa ngayon dahil nagsisimula pa lang. But in the long run, limited malamang dahil marami silang tao....

4909:coffee:

[6shooter]

China is bound to be a major economic power... Lahat kasi ng manufacturing, mayroong 'China Project'.... At, ninanakaw kaagad ng China ang technology at nagma-manufacture ng mga peke....I-phone nagawa na rin nila....

Mayroong mga overseas workers na nagtatrabaho sa China. Marami sa ngayon dahil nagsisimula pa lang. But in the long run, limited malamang dahil marami silang tao....

4909:coffee:

Opo. dahil magaling sila sa pag kopya pag-aaralan nila ang mga "skills" na dala ng mga OFW na pinadala dun at pababalikin sila dito. Sana si lang po nila gayahin ang mga call center natin.

Mabuti din po na magka-kumpitensiya ang kanluran. Masama iisa lang ang superpower diba?

[baker123]

this is expected.

eversince the 90s, europe and america and the whole economic world has been watching china and expecting that they will be the next great power. as they call it "the sleeping giant"


as for call centers. if they have it there. im not sure it will progress much. because they dont speak english fluently as we (philippines) do. or as well as an indian (india). iba kasi diction nila. unless ofcourse they hire from neighboring countries like us again. dami lilipad papuntang china for work. if the price is right ofcourse.

[boybi]

Parang may nabasa ako dati sa newspaper na China is among the top 3 or 5 sa mga maraming call centers.

[jeffrocks]

They don't have new inventions that we called their own,[aside from "paper"]
they only rely on western technologies and copied it,they faked everything from perfumes to clothing to households...they will do anything just to augment their billion
population...the pirated capital in the world but they're very good in producing babies [no offense meant]

[dbuzz]

Source: ABS CBN News.com
Dec.19, 2007


Baka sa susunod marami na rin mag trabaho sa China at tulad ng Japan, baka mahirap na rin makakuha ng visa balang araw

actually eh marami nang pinoy na nag tratrabaho sa china bro. mga skilled nga lang. di tulad sa japan na mostly ay entertainers.

[Zeus]

actually eh marami nang pinoy na nag tratrabaho sa china bro. mga skilled nga lang. di tulad sa japan na mostly ay entertainers.

Meron na rin daw sumusubuk na pumunta dun na entertainers o entertainers kuno sa Shanghai e

[van_wilder]

di patok ang mga foreign entertainers dun. yun local artists nila mascrowded and concerts compared sa mga foreign.

receive and duplicate strategy nila. no need to invent. look at japan.

[Zeus]

Nabalita sa CNBC kanina may isang banko sa China ang bibili o makikipagmerge sa JP Morgan a