dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 5:00:24 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> On 12/16/2015 9:27 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
>>>> On 12/15/2015 6:42 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>>> https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...34814703_o.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I love having a new "digital camera"! Really a Android HTC Desire
>>>>> 610 "cell phone" I found on the ground at the Market In The Loop
>>>>> going across the street to St Louis BreadCo! It was like blank and
>>>>> brand new! I kid you not, no info on it! So I have a new "digital
>>>>> camera"! ;-)
>>>
>>> Pssst, John... it was probably made in China.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I just noticed that my newer laptop is made in China. Remember back in
>> the 1960's it was Japanese products that had the reputation of cheap
>> crap...and it was true then. That said, while we Americans were
>> denouncing and laughing about cheap Japanese products, they continued
>> to work hard and improve. They eventually took over the electronics
>> and even the auto trades and became known for the best products.
>
> They already has the ability to manufacture the best consumer electronics products as well as cheap ass consumer goods. I have no idea what you guys are talking about China surpassing us in the future. They already have.
>

Did you know there is an entire city built beneath Bejing in the event
of a disaster?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_City_(Beijing)

The Underground City (Chinese: 地下城; pinyin: DìxiÃ* Chéng) is a Cold
War era bomb shelter consisting of a network of tunnels located beneath
Beijing, China. It has also been referred to as the Underground Great
Wall since it was built for the purpose of military defense. The complex
was constructed from 1969 to 1979 in anticipation of a nuclear war with
the Soviet Union, as Sino-Soviet relations worsened[1][2] and was
officially reopened in 2000.[3] Visitors were allowed to tour portions
of the complex,[3] which has been described as "dark, damp, and
genuinely eerie".[4] Dixia Cheng has been closed for renovation since at
least February 2008.[1][1]

http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/l...n-city-508555/

The space beneath Beijing is increasingly seen as a means of easing the
strain on a city overloaded with people and traffic.

The state-run China Daily reported in 2010 that city planners have
earmarked three underground levels to be built beneath Dongcheng
district, housing shopping malls and roads.

Should this happen, I wonder if future subterranean Beijingers, browsing
rails of designer clothing, will feel any echo of the chilling
"underground city" that once existed in its place.


Can we send k00ky over for look?