tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post2129825611568336407..comments2023-12-04T10:02:29.445-06:00Comments on Mark's China Blog: Random Observations from Xi'anMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-86430333639445291802011-06-25T17:52:42.842-05:002011-06-25T17:52:42.842-05:00Hi Mark,
Enjoy your writings and appreciate your ...Hi Mark,<br /><br />Enjoy your writings and appreciate your sharing our insights.<br /><br />Nice to get "unbiased commentary" of life on the ground in the middle kingdom. <br /><br />Inflation and pollution are very much important topics.<br /><br />Thanks, LA GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-65991572618709206892011-06-21T21:17:46.899-05:002011-06-21T21:17:46.899-05:00The flight back sounded like a nightmare. I'd...The flight back sounded like a nightmare. I'd say flying to/from China is without doubt the worst part of going to China. 12+ hours on a plane, ugh.<br /><br />We spoke with some friends who live in Jinan this past weekend and they were complaining about the food prices. 18 yuan per pound of pork. I remarked that it wasn't so bad, because that was only about $3 US. Of course I was immediately informed that for your average citizen in China, it doesn't translate quite that way. It ends up being the equivalent of us having to pay $18 per pound over here, thats bad.<br /><br />All the cries that 'China should let the yuan' rise will soon be put to rest. Inflation is getting really bad and China knows it needs to stop printing money before they have a 'Han Summer' (ala Arab Spring) on their hands. Once they stop printing so much paper, the yuan will float rapidly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-5316385921501064412011-06-21T07:50:40.151-05:002011-06-21T07:50:40.151-05:00Nice to see you back in blogosphere. Of course, no...Nice to see you back in blogosphere. Of course, no chance of posts from China - the net nanny has become even more awful there I hear.<br /><br />The inflation is particularly hitting on food almost everywhere in the world. I think food prices have now become globally equalised. Awful for the poor.<br /><br />Interesting bit about the Horticultural expo. Same hoopla happened about the Shanghai expo a while back - complete non entity of an event for which a zillion people went to !Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com