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According to a program I watched on the Discovery channel some months back called: China Revealed.


- Within 20 years it will be the largest economy in the world

- consumes 1/3 of the steel
- 1/2 the worlds concrete

In any single minute, China consumes 2.5 thousand tons of coal
In any single minute, China consumes 24 million watts
In any single minute, China consumes 210,000 gallons of crude oil

Within 30 years, we will need another planet earth just to provide the natural resources to satisfy China's need.

Only 10% of the land is arable

4 generations often live together

Until 1978, the government controlled all the land, after which, small parcels turned over to the peasants.

12 million drug addicts - 10 fold increase in five years
250,000 Chinese are in enforced detox programs

Shanghai is 10 times the size of NY

A 12 year old girl, taken from her family at age 2 and placed in a training center for the olympics said that she wanted to win a gold medal not just for herself but for China because she will bring honor to China. "Life won't give you a gold medal for nothing." A 12 year old said that. What do our twleve year olds say.

That is what we are up against.

They will need another earth to provide resources?? And where will they get what they need (food)???







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