Read carefully. It's said to be the highest suspension bridge. Not that it really matters. One only builds what one needs and everything else is just icing on the cake.
I can't blame you for being incredulous. It is a huge number. The story also mentions a timeline of 10 to 15 years. That makes it more believable. To compete with Singapore definitely needs that kind of investment over an extended period of time. I certainly hope it comes true. It'll be great...
What holds back Xinjiang's development is not primarily due to lack of investment. China has to money to invest. The biggest problem is transportation. Xinjiang can never be competitive if what it produces has to be shipped 4000 kilometers by rail to China's ports on the eastern coast, and then...
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Don't even bother responding to Indians of his ilk. Over the years I have learned to ignore at least 95% of Indian members. I hope you'll learn as well.:bounce:
Other than fives or six confirmed cases of self-immolation in China, the rest is pure fabrication. The pattern is all too famaliar. Some Tibetan exiles make a claim; Radio Free Asia (US government propaganda outfit) reports it; wire services quote RFA; the rest quotes the wire services. It'll be...
Give Developereo some credit. He is not a troll. As far as I can tell, he's level-headed and makes a good case for his argument. You don't have to agree with him but you should at least acknowledge the reasoning behind his argument.
2008 was the turning point. Leading up to the Beijing Olympics Dalai Lama took his best shot after which there was point in continuing with any talks. We now have these exiles whining about a lack of a response from governments around the world despite all the media coverage. Dalai Lama's...
You probably misunderstood what Singh meant. India wants to enjoy the privileges of NPT signatory states without actually signing the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. In other words India wants the benefits minus the binding legal obligation.
Dalai Lama loves globe-trotting and attention. Of late he hasn't been invited by his Western handlers for high profile photo-ops with heads of governments. He really hates to be cooped up in Dharamsala. The Indian government actually keeps a tight leash on where he can travel in India. In...
Of all the Indian members on PDF there may be a handful who may be engaged in a sensible discussion. The rest is best left alone. You get more than you bargain for. :bounce:
What's the background of Ahmed Rashid? He is regularly interviewed by and writes for US media outlets. I caught a few of his interviews in which he appeared rather negative about Pakistan.
Richard Fisher is a rumour monger catering to the readership of a tabloid called the Washington Times. His writing should not be tossed out lightly. Instead it should be thrown out vigorously.
It is fruitless to argue over semantics. What others think about Sino-Pakistani friendship is tangential at best. What matters is how China and Pakistan see each other. From the Chinese point of view, there have benn cases of Uighur terrorists receiving assistance from extreme elements in...
Radio Free Asia (a US government-sponsered propaganda outfit) came out with another immolation story relying solely on a Tibetan monk in India. The whole story bears the hallmark of a fabrication. Dalai Lama and his gang of seperatists obviously are a desperate lot, resorting to iowly antics of...