That's not all they do with the money...
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| China surpasses US as world's largest trading nation |
| 2014-01-11 |
| h/t Gates of Vienna China became the world's largest trading nation in 2013, overtaking the US in what Beijing described as "a landmark milestone" for the country. China's annual trade in goods passed the $4tn (£2.4tn) mark for the first time last year according to official data, after exports from the world's second largest economy rose 7.9% to $2.21tn and imports rose 7.3% to $1.95tn. As a result total trade rose 7.6% over the year to $4.16tn. The US is yet to publish its 2013 trade figures, but with trade totalling $3.5tn in the first 11 months of the year, it is unlikely to beat China. Socialists can't beat capitalists in trade. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 Sweet! Nice sponson work. I assume the catapult is steam powered not electro-magnetic. Orange crazy crane is visible, but no aircraft. Perhaps they are in the large and spacious hanger deck. You do have to admit the Chinese build them pretty. Edit: under the sponson... I see exhaust marks maybe? Perhaps the Chinese knew enough to built an aux generator set well forward. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-01-11 17:42 |
| #4 Meanwhile they bank the money we spent on that trash and lend it back out - to us. That's not all they do with the money... |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2014-01-11 12:57 |
#3  A tribute to American exceptionalism. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-01-11 08:20 |
| #2 Comes with exporting jobs to China while they exported the unemployment to the US. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-01-11 08:07 |
| #1 Much of what they sell us winds up in landfills within a year. Meanwhile they bank the money we spent on that trash and lend it back out - to us. Being even marginally smarter about buying plastic lawn chairs, pool toys and coolers could make a huge difference, but I won't hold my breath... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2014-01-11 07:17 |