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2016-02-29 China-Japan-Koreas

China expects to lay off 1.8 million workers in coal, steel sectors

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Posted by gorb 2016-02-29 01:02|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Won't that also reduce the 'black lung' claims?
Disability RIFs are very popular here.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-02-29 08:48|| 2016-02-29 08:48|| Front Page Top

#2 I suspect just sucking in the air in Beijing some days could potentially lead to black lung disease.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-02-29 08:58|| 2016-02-29 08:58|| Front Page Top

#3 They should build 24 Iowas and put triple plates of armour on them. And heavy weight photon torpedoes and be fitted for, if not with, rods from gawd. Make it submusivul too, with hovering capability.

Posted by Shipman 2016-02-29 09:15|| 2016-02-29 09:15|| Front Page Top

#4 I think they opted for building just plain islands to fit out with all the bobbles and tweaks their spies and hackers can pick up from American defense contractors (not to be confused with tech they get the White House just to turn over).

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-02-29 09:23|| 2016-02-29 09:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Tis a shame. All that Potemkin gone to waste.

Posted by JHH 2016-02-29 13:46|| 2016-02-29 13:46|| Front Page Top

#6 This is news from last year, + yes the CCP/CPC in Beijing is deeply worried about its effect on national + econ stability.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-02-29 21:06|| 2016-02-29 21:06|| Front Page Top

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