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2008-02-04 China-Japan-Koreas

Chinese anger growing over gov't response to weather crisis

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-02-04 00:33|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 I suppose now is not the opportune moment to approach the Chinese government about doing their part to fight global warming.

Posted by DoDo 2008-02-04 11:09|| 2008-02-04 11:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, they and the government of Louisiana seem to be on par. So much for the concern about them over taking us in economics, military, ....

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-04 12:59|| 2008-02-04 12:59|| Front Page Top

#3 The Emperor of China is obviously under-dressed.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-02-04 13:51|| 2008-02-04 13:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Others said the high number of collapsed transmission towers was a result of the fact that in southern China they are spaced far apart, largely as an economy measure.

Made in China.

If their power grid looks anything like the grid in Vietnam, what a mess.

Maybe someone out there knows more about it than me, but how much of this could be attributed a lake effect type of condition from 3 gorges, or is this just a bad storm?

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-02-04 15:24|| 2008-02-04 15:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Milyuuuhns and Zilyuuuhns of proper Commie pedestrian/civie autos are breaking down or otherwise becoming stranded, ala TOPIX - film at eleven.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-02-04 17:07|| 2008-02-04 17:07|| Front Page Top

#6 My made-in-China Cuisinart coffee pot just died midbrew. Since it is only a year old, if I ship it somewhere (China?), they will send me a new one. I get to pay for shipping. Both ways. And it only takes two weeks. Bah. Grrrr. Let them freeze, I say!

Posted by SteveS 2008-02-04 17:55|| 2008-02-04 17:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Ah... Chinese quality manufacturing...

Posted by john frum 2008-02-04 18:31|| 2008-02-04 18:31|| Front Page Top

#8 SPACEWAR.com > CHINA DAILY - LIMITED ECONOMIC IMPACT BUT EXPERT SAYS CHINA UNPREPARED FOR WEATHER CRISIS.

really Really REALLY R-E-E-A-L-L-Y REEEEEELLLLYYYYY UNPREPARED, DAAHLINGS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-02-04 19:27|| 2008-02-04 19:27|| Front Page Top

#9 Try flying through Hartsfield (Atlanta) when there are more than three snowflakes on the runway.

Posted by DMFD 2008-02-04 20:06|| 2008-02-04 20:06|| Front Page Top

#10 Doesn't surprise me one bit that the infrastructure is falling apart. The central government could have the best of intentions, set aside enough money to do a top-quality job, and the whole thing would get winnowed down to the cheapest possible job by the provincial officials and their guanxi buddies in the State Grid.

Posted by gromky 2008-02-04 20:07|| 2008-02-04 20:07|| Front Page Top

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