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Cartoon in El Pais

Makes a very sharp point about Chinese economic imperialism and its flooding of developing world markets with shoddy crap.

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By kalder on Jun 30, 2009, 00:50 in Friendly Talkzone.

kalder says on Jun 30, 2009, 00:54:

And worse:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1063198/PETER-HITCHE...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1036105/How-Chinas-t...

"A piece of cheese may entrap a mouse, but a bicycle could ensnare the Imperial Chancellor."~~An Bai Kuang

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youngman says on Jun 30, 2009, 07:13:

If you go to the Vivar en el Poblado magazine they have the same kind of advertisement done with a picture.....I think its great...

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chingon says on Jun 30, 2009, 08:19:

if there were no market for their products there would be no imperialism...people are buying shoddy crap, as long as they keep buying it china will provide it. consumers make markets move, not producers

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