> --actually, they're two sides of the same coin. the neo-cons who want
Bush
> to do battle with China are looking for much the same thing those who
want
> him to cooperate with China, namely the greater privatization of China's
> economy. The main difference lies not in attitudes toward human rights
or
> Taiwan but in the pace at which they want to push China to privatize.
The
> whole Taiwan issue is largely a bargaining chip that the neocons hope to
use
> to pressure China to submit its economy to the will of foreign (i.e.
> American) capital.
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Can we get beyond the idea that capital is foreign or domestic already?
Don't get me started on the privatization [mis]signifier.............
Ian