Free trade with China. What are your thoughts?

[WINJA]

Should be good for you dairy types f'sure f'sure...

THEIR DAIRY INDUSTRY IS ALREADY QUITE ADVANCED THANKS TO A FEW KIWIS CASHING IN WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY.THATS YOUR EXPORT QUESTION ANSWERED NOW FOR YOUR IMPORT QUESTION , A LARGE NZ DAIRY COMPANY JUST SIGNED A HUGE DEAL WITH A CHINESE COMPANY TO SUPPLY US WITH DAIRY EQUIPTMENT THAT THEY COPIED FROM US .
REDUNDANCYS ANYONE?

[mstriumph]

some body a lil outta touch with what really happening in the big wide world lass???

you'll find canada has been selling uraniium to china for donleys years...

canadian government making NO pretence of representing ME

the Aus. government IS ............... bastards!

[scumdog]

THEIR DAIRY INDUSTRY IS ALREADY QUITE ADVANCED THANKS TO A FEW KIWIS CASHING IN WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY.THATS YOUR EXPORT QUESTION ANSWERED NOW FOR YOUR IMPORT QUESTION , A LARGE NZ DAIRY COMPANY JUST SIGNED A HUGE DEAL WITH A CHINESE COMPANY TO SUPPLY US WITH DAIRY EQUIPTMENT THAT THEY COPIED FROM US .
REDUNDANCYS ANYONE?

Well at least THEY might get paid by US - most times the fall short when it comes time for the Chinese to pay.

Fraud, non-payment and poor quality control are the norm for Chinese business - acceptable practice.

[Winston001]

I'm not sure what your reply means - but that's exactly what we will lose,the ability to make things like the Britten.This country is rich in smart people who can work with their hands and brains,we have always turned out leading edge engineering products.Twenty years ago this country was full of small engineering shops churning out items for our own consumption,and a small export trade.Free trade killed them,probably 75% have gone,just a few left who are able to make and market niche products.Free trade with China will kill our smart engineers completely,we won't be able to make a single thing to compete...we will be consumers only,non productive people with the inability to support themselves...we won't know how.

No argument, but so what? If a Chinese engineer can be equally smart, and do it cheaper, why shouldn't he? He just wants to put food on the table like anyone else.

[scumdog]

Stirrer
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The people do have a great work ethic, better than mine.......as I sit at my desk writing this instead of working

Only they would be using a pirated computer and somebody elses electricity..

[Ixion]

Because the food he puts on his table comes off my table. And he'll nab the knives and forks while he's there as well.

EDIT: And it's only cheaper if you don't figure in the cost of supporting the Kiwis and their families thrown out of work. Or, you are prepared to follow the Chinese capitalist ethic and let them starve. Literally.

[Motu]

No argument, but so what? If a Chinese engineer can be equally smart, and do it cheaper, why shouldn't he? He just wants to put food on the table like anyone else.

That's fine - in their country.Plus they have very little inovation....great Chinese inventions of the last 1000 years?? Toughen up is all well and true,but kinda hard to do.If the only thing we can do is agriculture using Chinese made equipment....what the hell are the rest of us 3,500,000 going to do for 8 hrs a day.....

[Streetwise]

No argument, but so what? If a Chinese engineer can be equally smart, and do it cheaper, why shouldn't he? He just wants to put food on the table like anyone else.

say that when you are the engineer.

[scumdog]

No argument, but so what? If a Chinese engineer can be equally smart, and do it cheaper, why shouldn't he? He just wants to put food on the table like anyone else.

'Cos he has no understanding of ethics or morals when it comes to business.

[Streetwise]

well igues that answers my question, People have very little idea of what this is going to do i think.

[scumdog]

well igues that answers my question, People have very little idea of what this is going to do i think.

IGUES that answer? IGUES? What does THAT mean???

I KNOW what free trade with China will do - they get richer, we get poorer (in many senses).

[mstriumph]

Because the food he puts on his table comes off my table. And he'll nab the knives and forks while he's there as well....................

silly ........he doesn't USE knives and forks .....................

[u4ea]

but they'l never have the BRITTON

[Motu]

but they'l never have the BRITTON

If it moves they'll eat it....

[chickenfunkstar]

Perhaps these job losses could be made up in export related sector?

All the money which goes overseas has got to come back to the country somehow right?