blaze524 said...

blaze524 at 02:48 AM JST - 20th August

Thanks for the invite Tony -- I guess you missed me already?

China is focused on export driven growth, so there is no surprise that exports would constitute a large percentage of its growth.

For all of its spectacular growth, China is still overwhelmingly a developing country. From a practical…

Posted in Beijing rejects all applications to hold demos during Olympics at 02:48 AM JST - 20th August
blaze524 at 03:43 AM JST - 19th August

TonyUS

As for your question....What did you think of the substituting the local Chinese children playing them off as Tibetan children for a show of show social harmony to the world? ---I thought it was a bad move. They should have used children from real ethnic minorities.

Posted in Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face at 03:43 AM JST - 19th August
blaze524 at 06:08 AM JST - 18th August

TonyUS First off, thanks for bringing the topic of Zhao Ziyang to my attention. I wasn't aware of that. So now you've answered one of my questions. Now what about the other 2 questions?

Now, your knowledge may or may possibly be profound, but your logic is certainly flawed. Read…

Posted in Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face at 06:08 AM JST - 18th August
blaze524 at 09:09 AM JST - 15th August

seansezso...kudos to you for pointing that line out. Can't believe I missed it completely.

Posted in Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face at 09:09 AM JST - 15th August
blaze524 at 08:54 AM JST - 15th August
TonyUS... Why don't you answer my questions and give me these facts of yours? I will pass them onto my neighbor's child and we'll put your theory to the test.
1. - You use extreme language to say people who make excuses for China (regardless of the reasonableness of the…
Posted in Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face at 08:54 AM JST - 15th August
blaze524 at 09:05 AM JST - 14th August

TonyUS So anyone that "makes an excuse" (aren't they providing another perspective?) is kissing the butt of the CCP? And I particularly love this gem:

"If we stood on all that nonsense then China would be no where were it is today because they would have had no incentive to…

Posted in Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face at 09:05 AM JST - 14th August
blaze524 at 04:58 AM JST - 9th August

TonyUS: The facts as I see it (based on this article) are thus: 1. There was an attack on the police resulting in 16 deaths, 16 wounded 2. Japanese reporters on site were beaten 3. The officers responsible have apologized

We can speculate on issues relevant to the scope of…

Posted in China says it regrets beating of Japanese journalists over coverage in Xinjiang at 04:58 AM JST - 9th August
blaze524 at 12:15 PM JST - 8th August

Let's try not to equate the actions of a group of police officers - whom I might add had just lost 16 of their colleagues and friends - as happening under the consent of the Chinese Government.

This article provides scant details of the situation. There is no mention of…

Posted in China says it regrets beating of Japanese journalists over coverage in Xinjiang at 12:15 PM JST - 8th August
blaze524 at 02:56 PM JST - 4th August

China is about as likely to attack Japan as Iraq was about to attack the USA. Nowadays, China is more capitalistic than socialist and Japan is an important trading partner. North Korea is not a threat either. Don't let the media reports fool you.

Posted in Does the U.S. need to have military bases anywhere in Japan? at 02:56 PM JST - 4th August
blaze524 at 10:10 AM JST - 4th August

Precisely. It's like saying I lent you my microwave and so I have an interest in making sure that you don't misuse it. So now you have to give me access to your house by arranging for me a room to live in. It isn't really in your best interest…

Posted in Does the U.S. need to have military bases anywhere in Japan? at 10:10 AM JST - 4th August