China overtakes US as world's biggest car market

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

which of those items are you claiming they don't make? floridasandy has already pointed out that they do indeed make planes.

China's jumbo passenger aircraft company established in Shanghai

Making components according the specks is a little differnet than designing the specks and the planes. We make the planes and they make some of the parts. Claro?

[Boompa]

Keep shopping SLAVEMART and we'll be 3rd World in 5 years

[Mike from back east]

Too bad for China. They should ban cars and put their money into mass transit and railroads.

[maskedman]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

highly unlikely.

why are they going to buy from the US when they can produce the same with dirt-cheap labor in their own country?

The chinese yuppies are very fond of American goods.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by Mike from back east

Too bad for China. They should ban cars and put their money into mass transit and railroads.

They did. They also just came out with the fastest bullet train in the world.

China unveils 'world's fastest train link' - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091226/wl_asia_afp/chinatransportrail_20091226125546 - broken link)

Goes across the country and they plan for 47 more lines by 2012.
And our plan for mass transit ?

Don't forget, China is a creditor nation. They HAVE money to spend.
Also, the corruption and graft is not as bad as the US government and pork projects.
When China has a stimulus for infrastructure, they do what was planned.