China Approves $3.25 Billion Universal Theme Park in Beijing

[Aepsilons]

Ambot niya oi. Wa ko kasabot! But I know he always uses the Philippines as an example when he's comparing my country to something awful and worthless. Man, so much hatred.

ha ha ha, ambot niya gyud! segoro na suku siya sa nin yo ?

 

[JayMandan]

ha ha ha, ambot niya gyud! segoro na suku siya sa nin yo ?

Mao gyud! I think he just hates our guts.
Lol lumad nga bisaya man ka nihonjin-san. Kabalo gyud ka. Now I'm curious if you can speak it fluently.

 

[Aepsilons]

Mao gyud! I think he just hates our guts.
Lol lumad nga bisaya man ka nihonjin-san. Kabalo gyud ka. Now I'm curious if you can speak it fluently.

gamay gamay lang ! just the basics, my friend.

 

[mike2000]

Go Fk yourself .

BTW, I do not agree with this project .

It is a huge waste of money , we should use this money to improve our comminities' facility.

Build more parks around the whole city , not just build a huge park like this.

At least one sane chinese member.

 

[mike2000]

Globalization brings jobs to China. Imagine all the locals it will employ. It's a win/win, IMO. Kind of sucks that Universal doesn't want to invest in the UK huh? But maybe people in the UK don't need jobs? Who knows.

As for the bit about the US teaching Chinese their own culture, what does that even mean? Once again, in your pathetic desire to gloat over some "victory" you yourself had no part in, you end up sounding confused. The theme park *has* to incorporate strong Chinese elements or else no one will go there. Just like McDonald's are reflective of local cuisine of the country in which they're based. That's what boosts sales. No Frenchmen would go to McDonald's in Paris, for instance, if the menu was identical to the McDonald's in Detroit. Is that an example of McDonald's teaching the French about cuisine or do you see how inane your original comments are?

And finally, no one is disputing that the US is the world's number one political, economic, and military power and will be so for some time to come. But the soft power you see is directly a result of American hard power. Would American movies, theme parks, etc be nearly as popular if America was as poor as Africa? I think not. The reason America is appealing is because of its living standards and military might - both directly attributable to America's economy.

You can downplay China's economic success and GDP growth but the economy underpins everything else and it just sounds like sour grapes on your part. With a large and powerful economy comes soft power and influence. You see examples of this when Europeans fall over themselves trying to cater to the whims of newly rich Chinese tourists. You also see examples of this when American pundits talk about the G-2 (hint, Britain isn't one of the G-2).

The British have had their time. Now it's about the US and China. The best thing little Brits like you can do is to die quietly in the corner. Hush, child. Just go to sleep and stay out of the way of the big boys. Most of the things that you comment on don't concern you or your irrelevant little island.

lool you are going all beserk just because i stated a simple fact? Chill down bro, nobody is fighting anyone here. moreover mind your language, I have never insulted anyone on here, nor indulge in personal attacks. so if you want to go that way with me, i will just ignore you. We can agree to disagree, and not havr the same point of view , but still respect others view and be polite. Afterall, we are all adults on here(huh.,....well i suppose.lol).

Coming to topic, Of course such a huge theme park is as much part of cultural imperialism as icecream is sweet.lol Im even surprised you don't know that( or maybe you do, but dont want to show it). Im sure your russian friend Senheiser on here pointed that out as well(though your chinese friends here rebutted him.lool). This is just one part of U.S cultural dominance and it even more surprising a country that prides itself as being an 'upcoming world power' with 'Chinese dream' of its own will allow such an imposing sign of U.S 'cultural imperialism' to be set up in its own capital city.lol The thing is, the west/U.S have already capture the imagination/interests/passion of the whole world(china, Russia, etc included), and as i said before, in few decades from now, we will totally dominate Asia(well those countries we dont totally yet) culturally in every aspect, by our way of life,values/culture. Since everything western seems to be cool to Asians(I have been there several times and i can attest to that).

As for your point about us not having any influence say in the world.lool That couldnt be any further away from the truth. We are still technologically ahead of China(you people will need at least 3 decades if you are lucky to even produce an engine like Rolls Royce), or build an aircraft carrier which we have been doing for almost a century now(we were indeed among the first country to build one), In fact you are still lagging behind Russia in militarily tech( and even Ukraine from whom you import your gas turbines and many other military equipments under TOT.lool guess our governments puppets in Kiev might soon stop that.) Our langauge is still spoken the world over as defacto world language, We still have one of/if not the best Financial Industry and educational institutions/Universities in the world(second to the U.S), In fact the day corrupt Chinese offcials and even your president for that matter stop embezzling your poor people public funds and sending their kids to study and live in the West/U.S/U.K then i will know you are ahead/more advanced than us, until then keep catching up..

If we were such an insignificant country, why do your leaders/newspapers keep whinnig about our Influence over the pro democracy student protesters in Hong Kong? The day you can influence us like we do, then i will know you are indeed part of so called G2. Tell you the truth we still have even more say in the world than China(or for that matter Japan/Germany), despite both being bigger than us economically. Thats why i said its not everything that can be bought with Money/economy. So you can belltile us all you want, but you cant change reality.

As for your so called G2 with the U.S. lmao.you think the U.S considers you as an equal? lool No bro they dont. That was just a strategy the U.S was trying to use, to lure you out from Russia and developing world(venezuela, Cuba, bolivia, Africa, Iran etc...) and create divisions, I thought you knew better than that. Why would the U.S consider China as an equal when you are not yet. You are still on the way there, but still got a longgg way to go. So dont you think the U.S was serious when it said G2. your leaders themselves knew what the U.S was trying to do, reason they rejected it. SuperPowerdom is not giving bro, it is taken.

China has indeed grown by leaps and bounds to attain a commendable position today. But you shouldn't get ahead of yourselves because of that. The west/U.S are still ahead of China. If anything you should keep up with your catching up , then maybe a few decades from now, when you have attain our positions then you can start bragging/belltiling my 'little island'. Until then keep building more Universal parks and disnyelands in your forbidden world power capital.

 

[AgentOrange]

lool you are going all beserk just because i stated a simple fact? Chill down bro, nobody is fighting anyone here. moreover mind your language, I have never insulted anyone on here, nor indulge in personal attacks. so if you want to go that way with me, i will just ignore you. We can agree to disagree, and not havr the same point of view , but still respect others view and be polite. Afterall, we are all adults on here(huh.,....well i suppose.lol).

Coming to topic, Of course such a huge theme park is as much part of cultural imperialism as icecream is sweet.lol Im even surprised you don't know that( or maybe you do, but dont want to show it). Im sure your russian friend Senheiser on here pointed that out as well(though your chinese friends here rebutted him.lool). This is just one part of U.S cultural dominance and it even more surprising a country that prides itself as being an 'upcoming world power' with 'Chinese dream' of its own will allow such an imposing sign of U.S 'cultural imperialism' to be set up in its own capital city.lol The thing is, the west/U.S have already capture the imagination/interests/passion of the whole world(china, Russia, etc included), and as i said before, in few decades from now, we will totally dominate Asia(well those countries we dont totally yet) culturally in every aspect, by our way of life,values/culture. Since everything western seems to be cool to Asians(I have been there several times and i can attest to that).

As for your point about us not having any influence say in the world.lool That couldnt be any further away from the truth. We are still technologically ahead of China(you people will need at least 3 decades if you are lucky to even produce an engine like Rolls Royce), or build an aircraft carrier which we have been doing for almost a century now(we were indeed among the first country to build one), In fact you are still lagging behind Russia in militarily tech( and even Ukraine from whom you import your gas turbines and many other military equipments under TOT.lool guess our governments puppets in Kiev might soon stop that.) Our langauge is still spoken the world over as defacto world language, We still have one of/if not the best Financial Industry and educational institutions/Universities in the world(second to the U.S), In fact the day corrupt Chinese offcials and even your president for that matter stop embezzling your poor people public funds and sending their kids to study and live in the West/U.S/U.K then i will know you are ahead/more advanced than us, until then keep catching up..

If we were such an insignificant country, why do your leaders/newspapers keep whinnig about our Influence over the pro democracy student protesters in Hong Kong? The day you can influence us like we do, then i will know you are indeed part of so called G2. Tell you the truth we still have even more say in the world than China(or for that matter Japan/Germany), despite both being bigger than us economically. Thats why i said its not everything that can be bought with Money/economy. So you can belltile us all you want, but you cant change reality.

As for your so called G2 with the U.S. lmao.you think the U.S considers you as an equal? lool No bro they dont. That was just a strategy the U.S was trying to use, to lure you out from Russia and developing world(venezuela, Cuba, bolivia, Africa, Iran etc...) and create divisions, I thought you knew better than that. Why would the U.S consider China as an equal when you are not yet. You are still on the way there, but still got a longgg way to go. So dont you think the U.S was serious when it said G2. your leaders themselves knew what the U.S was trying to do, reason they rejected it. SuperPowerdom is not giving bro, it is taken.

China has indeed grown by leaps and bounds to attain a commendable position today. But you shouldn't get ahead of yourselves because of that. The west/U.S are still ahead of China. If anything you should keep up with your catching up , then maybe a few decades from now, when you have attain our positions then you can start bragging/belltiling my 'little island'. Until then keep building more Universal parks and disnyelands in your forbidden world power capital.

Cultural imperialism? Does that even exist with the advent of globalism? Universal is out for corporate profits, first and foremost. Loyalty to the US and some vague notion of "Western cultural imperialism" comes a distant second. If corporations cared about loyalty at all, they wouldn't be sending jobs overseas. That's actually a huge point of contention that US politicians bicker about every election cycle.

The UK doesn't factor into the equation. At all. The Chinese Dream is to get rich and if Universal would rather provide jobs to Chinese people and ignore the British well that's your problem isn't it? If selling a product overseas and consumerism is your definition of "Cultural Imperialism" then what do you call it when Brits line up to buy Chinese toys, clothes, etc? Here's a map illustrating the wide world of consumerism for you: http://i.imgur.com/myEkyM1.png

Once again, the United Kingdom has no influence on the world. Chinese leaders have never whined about British (lack of) influence. Especially with regards to Hong Kong. You keep claiming different but I challenge you to present proof. China has complained about the US with it's bogus National Endowment for Democracy but that's hardly British. China prefers to deal with the people holding the leash and not unimportant little British lapdogs. Or are you trying to equate the the US and the UK? I love how you live vicariously through the achievements of the US and speak as if you live in the world's most powerful nation and not on some dreary little island that can barely keep Scotland in the fold. You and all your British countrymen are American slaves and all the UK is good for is sending its young people to die in American wars. Maybe your own kids will have that privilege one day.

So whenever you try to conflate America with the UK, you're being intellectually dishonest. I'd say I'm surprised at that but I'm really not anymore.

Btw, *my* so-called G2? American pundits coined that title, not I, even though you falsely attribute that to me. Do you want me to provide a link and thereby further diminish your questionable credibility? No one considers China an equal of the US and when you claim that I do even though I plainly acknowledged US superiority in every facet in the very post of mine you quoted, you're being dishonest. Once again, I'm seeing a trend and I'm not surprised.

As for military technology, China does indeed lag but having the world's 2nd largest military budget can close the gap quicker than you'd imagine. And 3 decades for an engine like a Rolls Royce? What, the most recent Rolls jet engine - the one powering the EF, based on 80s technology? China is already equipping its fighters with homemade engines - reference the J-10. They are no match for American engines but seriously, 3 decades for a 1980s British engine? Also, China is already building its own carrier. Using the same type of shipbuilding crane from the same Chinese company that built your Queen Elizabeth carrier. Do you even read what you write or is your bitterness at the irrelevance of the UK that hard to accept?

Lastly, you think the UK has more influence in the world than Japan or Germany? Based on what parameters? The fact that nearly half of Scotland wants nothing to do with you? As I said, I will belittle your irrelevant and inconsequential little island as I see fit. What are you going to do about it?

 

[Kyle Sun]

At least one sane chinese member.

Our Gov likes to make such face-saving project!
But these projects do not benefit civilian very much.

 

[vietnamese_sausage]

Disney in China: Patience is its virtue

Updated: 2014-10-13 11:53

By Zhang Yuwei(China Daily USA)

China's current economic growth - even with a slower rate than the past few years - never seems to put off multinational companies' big plans for that market. Every foreign firm wants a China story nowadays, either to tap into the market or to expand their presence in the world's No 2 economy.

While the market is big, promising and, to many, a land of opportunity, the key question for these companies is how to maintain sustainable growth once they set up shop there.

Andy Bird, chairman of Walt Disney International, shared a few of the company's tailored strategies for the Chinese market in a recent business forum in New York.

Bird said one of the important strategies the company has formed for the Chinese market is "relevance to the consumers" there.

This perhaps echoes the strategy of many other firms. American multinationals, ranging from food to clothing brands, make China-themed products just to win customers in there.

But Disney has a more detailed strategy of deciding where in China to go and what to do for that place in particular.

Shanghai will have Disney's first store on the Chinese mainland early next year. The 53,000-square-foot venue - with retail space and a Disney-themed outdoor plaza - will be the largest of the company's 340 stores around the world.

Also in Shanghai, the first Disney theme park - worth $4.4 billion - on the Chinese mainland will open by the end of next year, about 10 years after it opened its Hong Kong theme park.

"If you go to a Disney theme park, it is going to be different from any other theme park in the world," said Bird. "It gives you a different experience."

But Disney's Shanghai focus clearly is to target the growing middle class. By 2022, more than 75 percent of China's urban consumers will earn 60,000 to 229,000 yuan ($9,000 to $34,000) a year, according to consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

High-end aspirational designer stores in cities like Beijing and Shanghai will help tell the Disney story through retail representation, said Bird.

"A decade ago if a mother and daughter went to a Disney store, they were more likely to choose a dress by its color rather than the story behind it," said Bird, adding the story-telling is through focused retail representation in a market.

Another China element that Disney is betting on is the "one child's six pairs of pockets" reality, said Bird. And in China the one child policy would make this "six pairs of pockets" - of the parents and grandparents from both sides - element more unique, and perhaps more in favor of Disney's business.

If the one child with six pairs of pockets is not unique enough for China, Disney certainly has found another element. "You have a lot of grandparents and parents (in China) who want their child to learn the English language," said Bird.

By 2012, Disney had 44 English learning centers in 10 Chinese cities since its first one opened in Shanghai in 2008. The classes, targeting children aged two to 10 with costs between $400 and $1,800 for annual tuition, are taught by native speakers.

With all the big plans set up by Disney in China, Bird said the Chinese market is not without challenges. But for Disney in China, he added, "patience is a great virtue" to be successful there.

Contact the writer at yuweizhang@chinadailyusa.com

Admit it chinese love western culture. They can learn english.

of course no one who in their right mind will build a universal theme park or a disneyland in Vietnam.

Vietnamese don't want to waste land for theme parks and golf courses like Chinese to cater to foreigners. Farmland is more important than Disneyland . We like to eat, chinese can eat their skyscrapers when they run out of farmland .

 

[TaiShang]

Admit it chinese love western culture. They can learn english.

There is no love. The most important and basic conveyor of culture is language. If a nation keeps its language, it preserves its culture.

I did not see other countries challenging English as a basic for internet, but China. China even has started to use Chinese for internet domain names and extensions. So much for love for Western culture.

Another note for you, during the National Holiday, China-made movies grabbed the lion's share of the box office.

Besides, if there was love, China would not aim for bringing down the strongest Western country out of its decades-long superpower status.

 

[Muzits]

I been to hk and shanghai. i never had issues with pollution when i. Was there. I been to los Angeles and i never had a issue with pollution . Pollution is exaggerated for the most part. my opinion.

that's why I said that those silly negative-news r for those pathetic losers who could just sit tight in front of their laptops and showing their ignorance to the world.

 

[Beidou2020]

The corrupt morons that approved American cultural imperialism to enter China should be shot dead!

Communist Party of China is run by a bunch of brainless and corrupt imbeciles.

They are sowing the seeds of their own demise.

I said allowing Western NGO's into China will result in them causing protests and that's exactly what happened in Hong Kong.

Now watch young Chinese falling in love with the US and hating the CPC and China.

You think the student protestors in Hong Kong was bad, wait till the American cultural machine brainwashes young mainland children and turn them into pro-US puppets.

Good luck CPC, enjoy your eventual demise, which you were the principle architect.
Morons!

CPC has done a lot of good, but this Western worshipping attitude like this has got to stop if China is going to get some respect and the West to stop looking down on China.
Stop going gaga over everything Western.

Chinese also need to stop referring to Weibo as 'China's twitter' and other brands like that.
Just call Weibo a social networking website instead of 'China's this and China's that'.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

I did not see other countries challenging English as a basic for internet, but China. China even has started to use Chinese for internet domain names and extensions. So much for love for Western culture.

It already supports domain names in multiple languages.

This dot-test is so old the test links don't work anymore.
Example-Dot-Test (مثال.آزمایشی) – ایرنیک

 

[vietnamese_sausage]

that's why I said that those silly negative-news r for those pathetic losers who could just sit tight in front of their laptops and showing their ignorance to the world.

someone with allergies or respiratory problems will say something different.

 

[tonyget]

Maybe Japan will be the last man standing, since they can be quite stubborn indeed. Just look at how they have suceeded in limiting our products from dominating thir market for decades(even after losing world war II to us) unlike all of asia where western/U.S products reign supreme. The japanese are indeed a tough nut to crack for us.

The last standing man will be the islamic world, that's the place where western culture invasion encountered strongest resistence

 

[cirr]

Investment to get profit, of course. Chinese would put big money to enjoy it.

Any environmentally-friendly investment that creates hundreds of thousands of jobs and brings joy to tens of millions is welcome in China。

There is also huge tax revenue for the state coffer。