Where are the sanctions on China?

[mistermack]

When Russia took back Crimea, everyone threw up their hands in horror, even though Crimea voted nearly 100% in favour, and Crimea was most DEFINITELY an historical part of Russia, not Ukraine.

Now China is illegally claiming and GRABBING the entire South China Sea, an area a hundred times bigger, and of great mineral wealth and strategic importance.

Where are the sanctions on China? How come China gets away with it, and Russia is treated like North Korea ?
The entire world should be putting sanctions on China, till she abandons this illegal grab.

[pErvinalia]

China is propping up the world economy. They could execute the Dalai Llama and no one would give a fuck.

[Tyrannical]

China is propping up the world economy. They could execute the Dalai Llama and no one would give a fuck.

Draining the world economy with currency manipulation and unfair trade. Once Trump gets elected and slaps sanctions on them they'll be headed for civil war.

[pErvinalia]

Well since the global economy continues to grow you are clearly clueless when you say the economy is being drained.

[cronus]

Chinese are OK. Most of the electronics are made by them. Nothing much wrong with them. To be wealthy is glorious. Two systems and one party. That's 4000 years of wisdom. They've got it sorted.

[mistermack]

I'm not having a go at China.

I'm having a go at the wankers who let them get away with it.

[pErvinalia]

Follow the money.

[pErvinalia]

China is propping up the world economy. They could execute the Dalai Llama and no one would give a fuck.

Draining the world economy with currency manipulation and unfair trade. Once Trump gets elected and slaps sanctions on them they'll be headed for civil war.

How's that coming along, then?

Meanwhile, China has moved missiles to the #FAKEISLANDS, not only against a promise they previously made, but of course against the International Law ruling (can't be bothered checking in what court/jurisdiction) they they don't own those Islands.

The US continues to make little squeaks about it, but nothing effective. If they want to stop the full ownership of the South China Seas by China, then they better do something quick. It might be too late already. I would have thought the obvious thing would have been to blockade the islands. Now that they have missiles there it would seem that they have a good reason to do it now. Dangerous play, of course. But if they aren't going to do anything, stop squeaking about it and let China finish the job.

[Svartalf]

China is propping up the world economy. They could execute the Dalai Llama and no one would give a fuck.

Draining the world economy with currency manipulation and unfair trade. Once Trump gets elected and slaps sanctions on them they'll be headed for civil war.

same tactics used by the Qing emperors in the 18th and XIXth centuries... worked too, the Western world had to use their higher technology and to flood China with opium to cut off the depletion of their silver reserves... main problem, is that now, China is the tech hub of the world, and they are too big to physically invade.

[pErvinalia]

What Tyrannical really meant there was that they are draining the US economy.

[Hermit]

Apple Corp uses contractors in China who employ 7 million people working 12-15 hours shifts for US $ 0.732 a day to manufacture their iPads, iPods, iPhones, iRacks and iWhatevers. If the US decides to put sanctions on China their supplies will be cut. Same goes for most other electronic goodies and a considerable number of Nike shoes, assorted T-shirts and various other apparel. So, no sanctions for that reason alone. More importantly, if 45 imposes sanctions he'll never ever be able to organise Trump branded towers in the world's fastest growing consumer market.

[Rum]

Given your penchant for pedantry. From: http://www.businessinsider.com/china-la ... 013-7?IR=T

"Workers schedules are set at six days a week, with 11-hour shifts, 20 minutes of which is unpaid. The remainder of the shift is paid at a rate of $1.50 and hour which equals $268 per month before overtime".

..not exactly a fortune but a bit more than you quote by some margin.

[pErvinalia]

Now you've done it...

[Scot Dutchy]

How much US debt does China own? A small tug on the lead is enough to bring the US in line.

[Hermit]

Given your penchant for pedantry. From: http://www.businessinsider.com/china-la ... 013-7?IR=T

"Workers schedules are set at six days a week, with 11-hour shifts, 20 minutes of which is unpaid. The remainder of the shift is paid at a rate of $1.50 and hour which equals $268 per month before overtime".

..not exactly a fortune but a bit more than you quote by some margin.

I plucked the figures right out of my arse, confident that (a) people will get the general drift and (b) Ward Cunningham's Law still works. "The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer."

Thanks for the link. Quite useful even though the figures are probably four years out of date now. Doesn't matter. I get the drift.