China - Impressions.

[levets]

Was in and out of China every six weeks between 1990 - 2014. Was Technical Director of an imports company. During the early years and duringhigh production season June-August I used to stay for 3 months, based in HK. I learnt to speak a bit of Cantonese too. (Forgot most of it now). HK was brilliant before and just after the handover, work hard, play hard. As China became more open, a lot of production moved from South China to Shanghai/Hangzhou/Ningbo and Beijing & Qingdao. I went back to Hong Kong 5 years ago, but I hated it then, as I’m in a wheelchair now and it just wasn’t disabled friendly at all. However, I’d recommend HK & China as a place to visit; if just once. Fantastic memories.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

"China is a sleeping giant. When it wakes it will astonish the world."
- Napoleon.

 

[True_Blue69]

46% of the world’s electric vehicles are driven in China. Was surprised when I heard this as according to a lot of people they are solely responsible for climate change and don’t give 2 fucks.

 

[pee dubya]

46% of the world’s electric vehicles are driven in China. Was surprised when I heard this as according to a lot of people they are solely responsible for climate change and don’t give 2 fucks.

Averaged out per person, each US citizen emits twice as much CO2 as each Chinese (and almost ten times an Indian).

That's before you even get to the fact that so much of the shit they're producing is due to demand from other countries.

 

[True_Blue69]

Averaged out per person, each US citizen emits twice as much CO2 as each Chinese (and almost ten times an Indian).

That's before you even get to the fact that so much of the shit they're producing is due to demand from other countries.

This sort of thing is why I’m sceptical of the way that China is portrayed to us by our media. Without wanting to sound like a conspiracy theorist!

 

[Bill Walker]

I worked there , june 89, it was ok till they murdered 10,000 students, would never set foot in the place again.

I've been a couple of times as a tourist, I wouldn't go again. I found the people unfriendly and unhelpful (opposite to Japan and South Korea).
If you get a taxi have the right change as they have a habit of giving you fake notes in your change.
Didn't like the smog either !
I worked in HK before 97 and it was truly great. Not so now.

I don't like how the government treat their own or how they support N Korea & Russia.

 

[meltonblue]

46% of the world’s electric vehicles are driven in China. Was surprised when I heard this as according to a lot of people they are solely responsible for climate change and don’t give 2 fucks.

Pretty sure they’re the world leader in renewable energy production too.

 

[Bill Walker]

Averaged out per person, each US citizen emits twice as much CO2 as each Chinese (and almost ten times an Indian).

Surely that's because the vast majority of those 2 countries are very poor and don't own cars ?

 

[pee dubya]

This sort of thing is why I’m sceptical of the way that China is portrayed to us by our media. Without wanting to sound like a conspiracy theorist!

Yes, unfortunately the media can't really be relied on for anything much at all.

 

[Dicko69]

Had a weird crush on her in my early teens