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>>>>>>>>>>> Brontide wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 27, 11:29 am, Peeter > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 27, 8:05 am, wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Nice" report, but lousy "facts." China has no true
>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulatory agencies that would shut down their
>>>>>>>>>>>>> industries. China DOES have propaganda organizations that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> work overtime. ------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>> Which is why we hear of a crackdown started in December
>>>>>>>>>>>> only after they were caught exporting illegal and toxic
>>>>>>>>>>>> goods to the US for consumption.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -Eric
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe Walmart is putting some pressure on them. (think
>>>>>>>>>>> about it)
>>>>>>>>>> Good idea. But, I'm a cynic. My idea of pressure would be "We
>>>>>>>>>> are your biggest customer. We will be placing our own
>>>>>>>>>> technicians in your factories, along with our own armed
>>>>>>>>>> security personnel. You will be OK with that, right? Or,
>>>>>>>>>> we'll collapse your economy by next week."
>>>>>>>>> That last is pure fantasy.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Never happen, but it should.
>>>>>>>>> Not even possible on that last.
>>>>>>>> I've read the Wal Mart absorbs enough Chinese production to
>>>>>>>> equal everything they sell to their next 3 biggest *country*
>>>>>>>> customers.
>>>>>>> Thats a pig ignorant lie, and even if it was true, it STILL
>>>>>>> couldnt collapse
>>>>>>> the chinese economy by next week anyway. Or next month either.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think we could cause them a bit of pain for a while.
>>>>>>> Nope, because Walmart wouldnt do that, because it would have
>>>>>>> nothing to sell.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They aint actually that stupid.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Even Walmart has noticed that there isnt anywhere else they can
>>>>>>> get that volume from.
>>>>>> The Chinese place quite a bit of value on saving face. More
>>>>>> important sometimes than cash.
>>>>> They're also quite capable of telling those who try
>>>>> to monster them to go and **** themselves too.
>>>> Sounds like you're admitting defeat.
>>> Nope, just rubbing your nose in the fact that its nothing like your
>>> line.
>>>> We're owned? Yes?
>>> Nope. The US could certainly impose controls on the quality of US
>>> imports if it chose to.
>>>
>>
>> ...which is exactly where this conversation started, so we're going
>> around in circles.

> I was trying to suggest that Walmart might be in a better position to do that than the govt.

Sure, but doing that conflicts with their fundamental approach of driving down costs.

And wouldnt do a damned thing about the other chinese imports.
In fact it would likely aggravate those, with the WalMart discards
being imported by others.

> It works on a variety of levels.

But is subject to other considerations too.