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China-Japan-Koreas
China: 'Hit America in the Ribs"
2010-02-18
Lew Mon Hung is a wealthy Hong Kong-based businessman who sits on the foreign affairs committee of Beijing's Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - effectively an upper chamber with an advisory role.

He says if the US damages China's core interests then Beijing should retaliate.

"If America isn't friendly we can make life difficult - for instance if Iran asks to buy missiles or missile defence systems, China could sell them," he says.

"Let it shock America. Hit America in the ribs. It would hurt America's core interests and teach it a lesson.
Posted by:3dc

#18  Tibet was part of the Axis.
That said...
China proliferated to NK and Pakiwakiland...
Hasn't really help with Kimmy...
And this jerk wants to support a physical attack on our nation over humoring some monk...
Didn't here Obama say a word about missiles to Tibet freedom fighters...
Posted by: 3dc   2010-02-18 22:07  

#17  Dali Lama might be a great guy but from what I've heard about Tibet before the Chinese took it over it wasn't exactly a nice place for non-priests. Perhaps I'm wrong but I've never heard the Dali Lama talk about how he would change things if he got his country back, its just assumed it would be the same and most people think because the Dali Lama himself is such a nice guy that the nation must have been nice before. Not necessarily true.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2010-02-18 21:27  

#16  Nothing much can be done about Tibet now; that should be a side issue. Let's not deny that China was hand delivered leverage, when US spending needed a prop. China didn't cause laughably low lending rates to US non-viables.
Posted by: Flarong Tojo1166   2010-02-18 20:59  

#15  With their rapid expansion and demonstrated lack of proper governmental oversight in health and safety, I think we can provide more than enough bureaucrats to help them transition more efficiently to a modern economy. It's now time to take our excess of public 'service' employees and become China's outsource for those skills. "We're from the government, We're here to help you."
Posted by: Procopius2k   2010-02-18 20:04  

#14  Ya know, rich Commie guy, if Mao was still alive, he'd be feeding you to pigs.
Posted by: tu3031   2010-02-18 20:03  

#13  By allowing the Communist Chinese to take our manufacturing and intellectual property bases
we are setting ourselves vulnerable to a gut punch. Or worse.
Posted by: ed   2010-02-18 19:42  

#12  The Chinese education system under the communists, still largely unchanged today, portrayed world history as one giant conspiracy against China. Everything bad was/is caused by foreigners, in particular 'white devils'.

Hung's comments are fairly mild compared to some things I've heard from Chinese nationals.
Posted by: phil_b   2010-02-18 16:18  

#11  The guy is upset because Obama met the Dalai Lama. As far as I can tell, that's about the first thing Obama's done right.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2010-02-18 15:50  

#10  ABC Com (HKG:0030) appoints Lew Mon-hung as chairman,
Dr. Lew Mon Hung, aged 60, was appointed as an executive director and the Chairman of the Company. "Quamnet" Dr. Lew is a committee member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People¡¯s Political Consultative Conference and Foreign Affairs Committee. Dr. Lew is currently an executive director of G-Resources Group Ltd (Stock Code: 1051), the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange. He was appointed as a part-time member of the Government of the HKSAR Central Policy Unit during the years 2006 to 2007. Dr. Lew was the chief consultant of Core Pacific ¨C Yamaichi International (HK) Ltd., and a director of the Mirror Post Cultural Enterprise Co. Ltd. He also had been director, chief executive and chief consultant of various financial institutions. Dr. Lew has extensive experience in corporate finance and takeovers activities and has established good relationship and connection with both financial and political sectors in Hong Kong.

Lew, Mon Hung
Brief Biography

Dr. Lew Mon Hung has been appointed as Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board of Pearl Oriental Innovation Ltd. He is a renowned figure in political and economical sectors in China and Hong Kong. Dr. Lew is currently a committee member of the Chinese People¡¯s Political Consultative Conference, a member of the Executive Committee Commission on Strategic Development of HKSAR, chairman of Smart Strategy Limited and chairman and executive director of ABC Communications (Holdings) Limited (Stock Code: 30). Dr. Lew was also the former chairman and executive director of G-Resources Group Ltd (Stock Code: 1051). Dr. Lew has more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions activities and has established good relationship and connection with both financial and political sectors in Hong Kong and China.

(G-Resources Group Ltd formerly known as Smart Rich Energy Finance (Holdings) Limited ÖǸ»ÄÜÔ´½ðÈÚ(¼¯ˆF)ÓÐÏÞ¹«Ë¾*)
(Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability)
(Stock code: 1051)

ABC COM (HOLD) (30 )
Company/Securities Name: ABC Communications (Holdings) Ltd.
Principal Activities: Providing financial information services, wireless applications development, securities trading system licensing.
Chairman: Lew Mon Hung
Principal Office: Room 2006, 20/F
West Tower, Shun Tak Centre
168-200 Connaught Road Central
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Place Incorporated: Bermuda

Posted by: 3dc   2010-02-18 12:47  

#9  This guy became rich arbitraging the difference in labor costs between a feudal state where 'connections' and guanxi are the difference between life and death and the (until recently) freer societies of the west. And all he can think of is kicking the latter in the ribs for their troubles.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2010-02-18 11:46  

#8  China has a lot of problems. We don't need to discuss them, but perhaps they should. Then again, that's one of their problems.
Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division   2010-02-18 11:38  

#7  I think they realize this already and their only real question is, can they use the resulting wreck for political or casus belli purposes? As seen by this asshole.

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As to whether "it's just one guy..." if he were to say something the ruling classes there really did NOT approve of, would this have made the papers? Would he still be at large?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2010-02-18 11:23  

#6  Then I offer this correction: all the stuff from China.

Their entire business model is based on wrecking US manufacturing... _and still counting on us to be able to afford to buy their stuff_.

Just between you and me, I don't think it's going to work.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2010-02-18 11:21  

#5  We keep hearing China sold. We aren't hearing who bought...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2010-02-18 10:26  

#4  Oh, and a 50% tariff on Wal-Mart would do what exactly to the average working class American? Hmm? Did you think about that when you spout off? So one Chinese dude makes an off-the-cuff remark and you want to punish "China" by increasing prices for everything in the US? Are you going to impose this tariff on produce sold in Wal-Mart as well? I assume so since you said Wal-Mart and not Chinese imports. Last I looked, in my super center, most of the produce was from either the US or South America. I love knee-jerk reactions. Real good thinking there, rocket scientists.
Posted by: AllahHateMe   2010-02-18 10:20  

#3  America doesn't have the fortitude to impose tarriffs. I should say the government. We should just start our own import ban. Power to the people.
Posted by: Art   2010-02-18 09:36  

#2  Don't forget Loews, Home Depot, and Tractor Supply.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-02-18 09:13  

#1  I'm smelling me a 50% tarriff on Wal-Mart meself.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2010-02-18 08:58  

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