tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post6623923838076293015..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: China’s Creeping CatastropheAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-40949325624884094712011-08-01T15:28:38.634-07:002011-08-01T15:28:38.634-07:00I never do. :-)I never do. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-37402085690206217792011-08-01T13:55:25.437-07:002011-08-01T13:55:25.437-07:00Do not confuse quantity with quality.Do not confuse quantity with quality.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-86757377133033265892011-07-31T15:36:00.350-07:002011-07-31T15:36:00.350-07:00Anthony, that would seem to be the last thing they...Anthony, that would seem to be the last thing they need!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-88363374114113398032011-07-31T15:35:31.839-07:002011-07-31T15:35:31.839-07:00Jean Paul, a possible solution but one that goes a...Jean Paul, a possible solution but one that goes against every Chinese tradition. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-51109879577034770672011-07-31T15:34:36.081-07:002011-07-31T15:34:36.081-07:00CB, yes, that's possible. As I said to Yun Yi...CB, yes, that's possible. As I said to Yun Yi, they are already importing migrant labour, something which is adding to internal tensions.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-90718182846105750452011-07-31T15:32:58.546-07:002011-07-31T15:32:58.546-07:00Michael, the Mongolians! Have a look a piece I po...Michael, the Mongolians! Have a look a piece I posted on 11 February called <i>Heil Big Brother</i>.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-61984414177747030012011-07-31T15:31:36.020-07:002011-07-31T15:31:36.020-07:00Calvin, I suppose that's possible, though it m...Calvin, I suppose that's possible, though it might get a tad complex. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-53998728284146474452011-07-29T14:31:08.939-07:002011-07-29T14:31:08.939-07:00I can go to China with a suitcase full of viagra a...I can go to China with a suitcase full of viagra and solve their problem.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-32960319143139473572011-07-29T05:47:54.960-07:002011-07-29T05:47:54.960-07:00There is no female deficit, there is just a male s...There is no female deficit, there is just a male surplus. Chinese woman could embrace polyandry, couldn't they?Jean Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604470439372237292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-72503923851151029022011-07-29T00:52:20.761-07:002011-07-29T00:52:20.761-07:00I suspect they will do the same thing w/their exce...I suspect they will do the same thing w/their excess males as you Brits did in the 19th Century - expand their empire! (or more precisely, their area of influence). Unlike modern Western armies, the People's Liberation Army (which includes their rapidly expanding naval and air serices) has no regrets about having too few women. Add to this their growing economic presence (the Chinese are absorbing extraction processes {oil and metals} across the planet), and they can easily use up their 30M or so excess guys.ColonialBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408255297226140956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-75113579003387758512011-07-28T23:21:42.122-07:002011-07-28T23:21:42.122-07:00China is surrounded by countries with lots of nice...China is surrounded by countries with lots of nice females. They will just take them by force. Who is going to stop them? Obama?Michael J McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420031175369432868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-43613639201097184472011-07-28T18:23:25.368-07:002011-07-28T18:23:25.368-07:00There is also the question of outward migration - ...There is also the question of outward migration - a route that some Chinese have been following for centuries. What happens when a sole male heir leaves the homeland and his ancestors' graves untended?<br /><br />There are multiple overlapping problems here: the disparity in numbers of sexes, the collision between tradition and progress, the burden of too many people on resources, the tyranny of economic models based on perpetual growth . . . <br /><br />China has faced all these problems and more - such as invasion - a number of times in its long history and I think the usual result has been a change of dynasty every time the difficulties became too intractable. A change of dynasties, and a vast purging of the population in the concurrent upheaval. No wonder they fear 'interesting times.'<br /><br />The one issue I think is most easily overcome is that of survival of the family name: they could so easily adopt the practice your own family chose, Ana.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-14423112498218435302011-07-28T17:41:55.835-07:002011-07-28T17:41:55.835-07:00They could import more migrant workers, something ...They could import more migrant workers, something that is already happening on a significant scale. But that still leaves the problem of the female deficit.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-2742375983796265582011-07-28T17:01:45.766-07:002011-07-28T17:01:45.766-07:00O, what a mess! And that mood lifting painting!
C...O, what a mess! And that mood lifting painting!<br /><br />China certainly is suffering from its tradition: by Confucionism, the worst "crime" children do for their parents is not having any children. <br /><br />Seriously, I do not know what this "gerontocracy" can do other than "one child" policy?Yun Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311104014692132715noreply@blogger.com