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2006-12-16 Africa Subsaharan

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Posted by Pappy 2006-12-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Zimbabwe wasted billions of dollars on Chinese tractors which did not last a season. Most of the tractors broke down during first use and could not be repaired.

Recommend you switch to New Holland tractors for the upcoming planting season, whahahhahaa.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-12-16 07:46|| 2006-12-16 07:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Belarius tractors seem to be big in our area, looks like a semi-direct replacement for the old "Farmall Cub". Very nice medium-small tractor, looks good for small gardens (10 acres or so)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-12-16 08:59|| 2006-12-16 08:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Should read:

"We dont want people who come to ~~exploit us~~ help us but we need friends that will come to ~~help us develop~~ exploit us. Thats why we have chosen to work with the Chinese," he said.

Posted by Rhodesiafever 2006-12-16 15:34|| 2006-12-16 15:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Zimbabwe wasted billions of dollars on Chinese tractors which did not last a season. Most of the tractors broke down during first use and could not be repaired.

Ah ha ha ha ha...did that to you, too, did they? Yup, that's a pretty typical experience for a first-time buyer of imported Chinese products.

Posted by gromky 2006-12-16 16:26|| 2006-12-16 16:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Chinee gonna do hard time when they come by.

Posted by Plowin B Hard 2006-12-16 16:52|| 2006-12-16 16:52|| Front Page Top

#6 A marriage made in ~~heaven~~ hell.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-12-16 18:47|| 2006-12-16 18:47|| Front Page Top

#7 We dont want our country to be taken over by people who helped to destroy the livelihood of millions of Zimbabweans.

Naw, I don't really believe it's the Chinese that did that to ya. You've got your own domestic livelihood destroyer, why would you wanna go foreign?

Posted by BA 2006-12-16 20:34|| 2006-12-16 20:34|| Front Page Top

#8 trouble is: you eat a Chinese "advisor", and you're hungry an hour later

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-12-16 23:16|| 2006-12-16 23:16|| Front Page Top

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