Megacity One

[Puggit]

Population 42 million

Telegraph

Yes, it's those whacky Chinese again...

[Fittster]

Who is the law?

[anonymous-user]

Twice the size of Wales but with 14 times the population

[MadMullah]

thats a whole lotta sheep...

[hornetrider]

The great economic giant in the East is awakening. We are all fked.

[BoRED S2upid]

Symbolica said:

Twice the size of Wales but with 14 times the population

Thats very misleading though have you been here? there is nobody living here! a few towns and cities around the edges but nobody in the middle just the sheep.

[Marf]

Fittster said:

Who is the law?

Vonhosen isn't it?

[anonymous-user]

BoRED S2upid said:

Symbolica said:

Twice the size of Wales but with 14 times the population

Thats very misleading though have you been here?

Nope, never been in my life

[muffinmenace]

• note to self, buy shares in raw material companys

[MorrisCRX]

coooooooooollll

[ZOLLAR]

Symbolica said:

BoRED S2upid said:

Symbolica said:

Twice the size of Wales but with 14 times the population

Thats very misleading though have you been here?

Nope, never been in my life

[Turtlez]

BoRED S2upid said:

Symbolica said:

Twice the size of Wales but with 14 times the population

Thats very misleading though have you been here? there is nobody living here! a few towns and cities around the edges but nobody in the middle just the sheep.

I'm in the middle.

[dvs_dave]

hornetrider said:

The great economic giant in the East is awakening. We are all fked.

Why? They're only rich (comparativley) from selling stuff to the west cheaply. Soon as that slows, what are they going to do?

[grumbledoak]

Fittster said:

Who is the law?

It's Vonhosen. Obviously.

[ZOLLAR]

dvs_dave said:

hornetrider said:

The great economic giant in the East is awakening. We are all fked.

Why? They're only rich (comparativley) from selling stuff to the west cheaply. Soon as that slows, what are they going to do?

Invade and take over the world, forcing us into a millenium of hard labour!!!












I've been watching to much TV haven't I?

[glazbagun]

dvs_dave said:

hornetrider said:

The great economic giant in the East is awakening. We are all fked.

Why? They're only rich (comparativley) from selling stuff to the west cheaply. Soon as that slows, what are they going to do?

They're projected to have economic parity with the USA by 2020, and will still be a developing country. I, for one, welcome our Chinese overlords.

[dvs_dave]

glazbagun said:

dvs_dave said:

hornetrider said:

The great economic giant in the East is awakening. We are all fked.

Why? They're only rich (comparativley) from selling stuff to the west cheaply. Soon as that slows, what are they going to do?

They're projected to have economic parity with the USA by 2020, and will still be a developing country. I, for one, welcome our Chinese overlords.

Won't happen. There's simply far too many of them for the worlds resources to support it.

Their recent economy boom is entirely built on being able to manufacture cheap goods for the west to buy. Maintaining the "cheap" bit is what'll put the brakes on their economy.

[hornetrider]

dvs_dave said:

hornetrider said:

The great economic giant in the East is awakening. We are all fked.

Why? They're only rich (comparativley) from selling stuff to the west cheaply. Soon as that slows, what are they going to do?

How is it going to slow down?

[Puggit]

hornetrider said:

dvs_dave said:

hornetrider said:

The great economic giant in the East is awakening. We are all fked.

Why? They're only rich (comparativley) from selling stuff to the west cheaply. Soon as that slows, what are they going to do?

How is it going to slow down?

The population is getting richer. This means that a) they want to import luxury goods (wine, European cars etc) b) they don't want to sweat in factories making cheap plastic toys with poisonous paint.

[dvs_dave]

It becomes less economically viable to manufacture things in China.

As the standard of living over there increases, along with wages this will happen.