★ Read: U.S. Treasury declines to name China as currency manipulator
1. Posted by PD User at 2011-12-28 09:00:12
The US Treasury concluded that China did not meet the standards of a currency manipulator. Then why are the US lawmakers keep on harping that China is manipulating the Yuan all the while? Isn’t it a slap on your own face for the unfair and irresponsible accusation? Shame on you.
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★ Read: China sets first rare earth export quota for 2012
2. Posted by wende at 2011-12-28 01:51:37
China has 33% of world’s resources of the rare earth minerals yet its export accounted for 90% of the world’s total export. This is not sustainable because China will deplete its resources quickly and will pollute its environment severely. From a long term perspective, China should curtail even more extraction and export of rare earth minerals.
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★ Read: What is behind US 'Return-to-Asia' strategy?
3. Posted by Sam Teng at 2011-12-28 16:04:59
The Pacific region had been relatively peaceful without the US strong presence so far. The US had been focusing on the Middle East and looked what a mess it had generated. The US had literally being defeated in Afghanistan and Iraq that they had to pull out before being crushed by the Talibans; and not to mention their threats to Iran is futile. We do not need a strong US presence in the Pacific region as it will only lead to disaster. The US had been here before but had also hurriedly left after suffering defeat to the Vietcongs (North Vietnam).
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