I applaud the new German government for this move. Finally, a country is putting words into actions when it comes to China.

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Germany has been giving economic aid to China?

I must admit I was not aware of this. It doesn't make any sense - so I suppose it is nice that they stopped.

Although I have no idea what the OP means by saying: Finally, a country is putting words into actions when it comes to China

This decision did not take courage.

Nor did I claim it did. Germany has been, relatively speaking, more vocal in their criticism of China in terms of economics and human rights. Yet, for all their criticism, they never really did anything. This is a good, and practical, step IMO.

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whoa.... well, seems like a duh move to make.

maybe we should consider it too.


oh wait, cant piss off the loan shark, thats right.

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"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

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Sounds good - but indeed we are only idiots, that's all. Seems we just simple forgot to control what we are doing with our money. So we gave still money to China although it became meanwhile a very rich nation. Other nations need more help.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Etruh7Ch8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5JkHBC5lDs

Something I have never understood.
China has been becoming an economic giant for years now, they loan us money, buy our properties...yet we are giving $millions to their poor. Again - the term useful idiots continues to play out in American foreign policies.

Good for Deutschland...I knew my heritage had brains.

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Really a good move and one totally overdue!

But I'll wait and see whether the foreign aid won't be replaced by other more hidden forms of aid, before I'm truelly in for applauding the government for this move.

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I especially like the last sentence,

Gee, who would've thought.

Indeed. They should be applauded. The U.S. needs to shut down its massive welfare program for them, too, along with canceling their 'Favored Nation' trade status. They are just labor racketeers and thieves.

I would think India could still use some help, at least parts of the country.

What is wrong with using the aid money to help Germans???

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No, we pay them bribes, under the guise of 'aid'; most of that money goes right into the pockets of Chinese bureaucrats and gets divvied up all along the Party food chain, like most 'aid', except for the corporate welfare programs. Their 'New Middle Class' is the same as the old 'Middle Class', just richer; they are people who are Party members or are related to Party members. About 10% are 'new' middle class', mainly techies and managers with skill sets even the Party can't do without.

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Christ the Chinese give us economic aid by buying our debt so we can keep funding the federal budget without actually paying for it as we go - maybe we should hit the Germans up for some foreign aid...

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Actually the Chinese thought that if they could accumulate a huge amount of U.S. currency they could bully us any way and time they wanted. They didn't count on the Treasury making it all a massive worthless pile of toilet paper almost overnight, and that nobody would want it at any price.

Anybody notice the news about the Treasury people of India buying up over 300 tonnes of gold in one transaction the other day?

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