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2008-11-19 Caribbean-Latin America

Chinese president builds economic ties with Cuba

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Posted by Steve White 2008-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 Courtesy of the American consumer, business and political classes.

Posted by ed 2008-11-19 06:33|| 2008-11-19 06:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Taking the long view at a time of financial crisis,

Their only view is the "long view." Here's an early prediction. Obama drops the US trade embargo against Cuba and ~~China~~ Whalmart immediately begins construction of factories and massive distribution centers within an hour's drive of Havana. DHL, FedEx, and UPS offices open the following day. You don't like products MADE IN CHINE? Well you may soon have a choice.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-11-19 07:27|| 2008-11-19 07:27|| Front Page Top

#3 i said this yesterday about China not hleping out with the financial crisi, they are our enemy and just found new buyers for all their cheap crap

Posted by chris 2008-11-19 08:17|| 2008-11-19 08:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Uh, what? If Cubans have any money for cheap Chinese crap, it's only oil subsidies from the Venezuelans. The only reason Cuba hasn't starved like North Korea is because they're in the Caribbean, not on the frozen ass-end of the Sea of Japan.

But really, the Chinese *like* deranged little communistic hermit kingdoms like Zimbabwe, North Korea, and Cuba. And the Gulf-of-Mexico oil claims is just the sort of detail to make Chinese resource-strip-miners just go absolutely stiff with anticipation.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-11-19 08:50|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-11-19 08:50|| Front Page Top

#5 i'm sure they could prob talk havana into making a gambling hayday comeback with a little beijing money maybe not cheap crap but still an enemy getting alot closer

Posted by chris 2008-11-19 10:20|| 2008-11-19 10:20|| Front Page Top

#6 You better watch Cuba... their offshore oil reserves match those of the U.S.

Once they manage to tap them they will just laugh at the embargo

Chinese are not dumb

Posted by European Conservative 2008-11-19 10:22|| 2008-11-19 10:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Raul Castro sang a song (in Chinese) praising Mao Zedong.
He still hasn't mastered the kow tow. That will come soon.

Posted by john frum 2008-11-19 12:53|| 2008-11-19 12:53|| Front Page Top

#8 It's easy to match the US's offshore reserves when the only place they'll look offshore of is Louisiana.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2008-11-19 13:32|| 2008-11-19 13:32|| Front Page Top

#9 ION CHINA, WORLD MIL FORUM > CHINA WARNS INDIA NOT TO MILITARILY INTERFERE IN BRAHMAPATRA RIVER DAM PROJECT + CHINA FEARS RUSSIA'S NEW ULTRA-NATIONALISM AND MILITARY ASSERTIVENESS, US-NATO EASTWARD EXPANSION, JAPAN REARMAMENT.

ALso from WMF > CHINA TO DEPLOY "RED FLAG 9" LONG-RANGE AIR DEFENSE MISSLE SYSTEMS TO PROTECT NUCLEAR FACILITIES AGZ US-NATO AIR ATTACKS FROM AFGHANISTAN + CHINA TO BOOST PLA FORCES ALONG PAKISTAN BORDER.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-11-19 23:08|| 2008-11-19 23:08|| Front Page Top

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