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2008-07-14 China-Japan-Koreas

One million Chinese Biz people now living and working in Africa

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Posted by 3dc 2008-07-14 01:52|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Compare wid CHINESE MIL FORUM OP-ED > COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA [CPC] TO CHANGE NAME TO "CHINESE PEOPLE'S PARTY"???

REDDIT > SICHUAN QUAKE MAY HAD DESTROYED A MAJOR PLA ARMORY + DAMAGED SEVERAL NUCLEAR WARHEADS. NUCLEAR EXPLOSION BELIEVED TO HAD OCCURRED NEAR CENTER OF QUAKE.

* RUSSIA > RUSSIA TO SUFFER DISEASE, DROUGHT FROM GLOBAL WARMING.

Looks like SICHUAN + MMGW struck two nations.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-07-14 02:10|| 2008-07-14 02:10|| Front Page Top

#2 That's a surprise stat. Uganda's cannibal tyrant - Idi Amin - booted out Asians. At least some Africans want them back.

Posted by McZoid 2008-07-14 04:40|| 2008-07-14 04:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Unfettered by ethics, Chinese business looks to do well in Africa. Can't blame them really, Africa is the only place open for the Chinese to expand into, everywhere else is locked up by the West.

The reason that there's so many of them is that they bring their own workers over, minimizing the employment opportunities for locals. Of course, this makes sure that the projects get done. No tribes going to war with each other because they got left out of the graft.

Posted by gromky 2008-07-14 05:49|| 2008-07-14 05:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Makes sense, really.

On an economic level, Africa has tumbled back into its pre-colonial morass, a state which made Western colonization so easy in the first place. China has not gone through the mental calisthenics (yet) that make colonization abhorrent to the colonizers, so the opportunity exists and will be taken. Their form of colonization may not be exactly the same as Europe's, but it will be colonization nontheless.

There may be another reason besides economics.

China has a vast oversupply of men (approximately 50 million more than women) due to state-mandated selective abortion practices initiated under Mao. They need women. Africa has them.

Posted by no mo uro 2008-07-14 08:21|| 2008-07-14 08:21|| Front Page Top

#5 China has a vast oversupply of men (approximately 50 million more than women) due to state-mandated selective abortion practices initiated under Mao. They need women. Africa has them.

Makes one wonder what the offspring of African women and Chinese men will be called. Africanese...Chinacans? It also assumes that the African women will be receptive to getting it on with Chinese men and their little units.

I suspect that the African men might have something to say as well. This whole Chinese colonization of Africa could get interesting.

Posted by Lampedusa Glack5566 2008-07-14 08:56|| 2008-07-14 08:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Makes one wonder what the offspring of African women and Chinese men will be called. Africanese...Chinacans? It also assumes that the African women will be receptive to getting it on with Chinese men and their little units.

The mainland Chinese are notoriously racist due to their nationalistic propaganda and educational policies. Whatever they will be called, the offspring of those 'couplings' will not be welcome back home and, I suspect, the Chinese government will do little to nothing about what I predict it will call an 'African problem'...

Posted by logi_cal">logi_cal 2008-07-14 10:04|| 2008-07-14 10:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Lampedusa Glack5566: Ian Fleming called them "chigros" in Dr. No.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-07-14 10:07|| 2008-07-14 10:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Lampedusa Glack5566: Ian Fleming called them "chigros" in Dr. No.

I was tempted to head off into that territory, but decided against it. The decor in the sinktrap is not to my liking. But "chigros" has a nice ring to it.

Posted by Lampedusa Glack5566 2008-07-14 10:15|| 2008-07-14 10:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Makes one wonder what the offspring of African women and Chinese men will be called. Africanese...Chinacans? It also assumes that the African women will be receptive to getting it on with Chinese men and their little units.

Oh good, the makings of another reviled ethnic group in Africa. Just what they need for their next genocide.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-14 10:16|| 2008-07-14 10:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Some people do not learn. After their adventures in Africa, the Russians left, holding their nose. Then China tried it, and were thrilled to leave.

But, a generation passes, and China is trying it again.

I'm not betting on success.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-07-14 10:22|| 2008-07-14 10:22|| Front Page Top

#11 Chicoms are not trying to win friends in Africaner land. They are there to sweep the oil and mineral deposits they need to energize their huge industrial engine. Be assured that the Chinese do not have any love of blacks. Maybe some raping to get them by, but no importation of the offspring to the mainland. Not only do they have excess manpower available who are competent and willing to work long and hard, unlike the locals, they always bring at least 50% more "workers" than needed. Just so happens these young fellers are members in good standing of the Red Army. Chinese go in being cool and polite. Things happen to stymie them, then they start talking more directly to the "subjects". If this doesn't pan out, more direct action is readily available. They won't have too many pipelines blown up or be driven out like Shell Oil.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-07-14 11:52|| 2008-07-14 11:52|| Front Page Top

#12 I suspect that the African men might have something to say as well.

"Rosebud"?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-07-14 11:56|| 2008-07-14 11:56|| Front Page Top

#13 Luckily our Gubberment-Leadership is focused on systematically divesting our manufacturing and engineering base and coverting it into a Vast Frementing Pile Of Green Smelly BS.

/it's the State Religion now Dontcha Know.

:(

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2008-07-14 13:20|| 2008-07-14 13:20|| Front Page Top

#14 converting

Fermenting

spelting again..sheech

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2008-07-14 13:24|| 2008-07-14 13:24|| Front Page Top

#15 The Chinese, Cubans and Russians established the communist model in Africa, educated the rebels and radicals in the 1970's and 1980's. Supplied them with guns, ammunition, and medical supplies. Helped and continue to help overthrow democratic governments. This is simply part of the long-term communist program for Africa.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-07-14 13:32|| 2008-07-14 13:32|| Front Page Top

#16 The Chinese are also infusing money and supplying weapons to some of the impoverished Caribbean islands, who welcome the investment. I wonder what the ulterior motives are there? They never give something for nothing.

Posted by Danielle 2008-07-14 13:49|| 2008-07-14 13:49|| Front Page Top

#17 China has given various large buildings and other projects to a number of African countries. In Liberia, there were camps in which the Chinese men stayed. They didn't mix much with the locals, though I gather the upper echelon folks had a little money to spend at restaurants.

The site near where I was staying had people working 24/7, and there were obviously a lot of people tucked away there who I never saw on the streets. I heard some complaints that the Chinese construction projects never employed locals, but I never got on one of the sites to see. I heard a huge bang one night when something collapsed, but there wasn't a peep in the news about any accident or injuries.

The Chinese wouldn't be the first to give foreign aid that helped employ its own citizens--pretty much everybody else does it too, just in different ways.

Posted by James">James 2008-07-14 14:37|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2008-07-14 14:37|| Front Page Top

#18 I recon they dont need H-1B visas there either.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-14 14:43|| 2008-07-14 14:43|| Front Page Top

#19 "The Chinese are also infusing money and supplying weapons to some of the impoverished Caribbean islands, who welcome the investment. I wonder what the ulterior motives are there? They never give something for nothing."

Initially, it means un-recognizing Taiwan and building coalitions in international bodies where it's one country one vote.

Posted by Iblis 2008-07-14 19:21|| 2008-07-14 19:21|| Front Page Top

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