International relations thread

[tavyred]

I would guess that above us is China, Russia, USA, South Korea and Germany. So who else?

Couldn’t tell you, google is your friend. India at a guess could be one.

 

[fred binneys head]

France, Italy, Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia?

 

[iscalad]

Japan?

 

[Alistair20000]

Conflicting data on league table of exporting countries on the internet

 

[Alistair20000]

Cameron and Osborne pimping out the UK to China like a 2 dollar circus whore ten years ago doesn't seem so smart now really does it.

It doesn’t seem smart but let’s be honest and admit that most folk were happy to go along with this policy as it made us better off; or appeared to

 

[Mr Jinx]

It doesn’t seem smart but let’s be honest and admit that most folk were happy to go along with this policy as it made us better off; or appeared to

Well yeah, I suppose everyone was wanting a piece of China (10-15 years ago).

Remember when wanting your kids to learn Mandarin was a thing?

Well that bubble has well and truly burst, lol.

I see the powers that be here are still happy having our UK universities infiltrated by Chinese spies.

 

[angelic upstart]

Well yeah, I suppose everyone was wanting a piece of China (10-15 years ago).

Remember when wanting your kids to learn Mandarin was a thing?

Well that bubble has well and truly burst, lol.

I see the powers that be here are still happy having our UK universities infiltrated by Chinese spies.

China gonna be officially running the show in a few years.

 

[Mr Jinx]

China gonna be officially running the show in a few years.

Yeah, but I think ten years ago when we were first being told that, we were a lot more relaxed about it.

Now it's a genuine worry.

 

[DB9]

Well yeah, I suppose everyone was wanting a piece of China (10-15 years ago).

Remember when wanting your kids to learn Mandarin was a thing?

Well that bubble has well and truly burst, lol.

I see the powers that be here are still happy having our UK universities infiltrated by Chinese spies.

Think everyone knew what China was like way back before 10-15yrs ago, Remember Tianiman Square (Bad Spelling) in 1989?

 

[Alistair20000]

Think everyone knew what China was like way back before 10-15yrs ago, Remember Tianiman Square (Bad Spelling) in 1989?

A lot of Western leaders thought that trading on friendly terms with China (and Russia) would help reform them into being "better" countries.