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[longyi]

That´s true. But at least America supports the poor with food stamps and senior citizen with medicare.

Not all poors are qualified for food stamps. If you're in the 40s, with or without degrees, you're stuck. Whatever odd end jobs you can find, which is not easy, you still don't make enough to pay rent and food. Forget about health insurances.

Some phenomenons in New York City are: You can see many reputable looking middle age men/women waiting in lines of various for free 'Soup Kitchens' with their named brand apparels, digging out garbage cans for recycle bottles and sleeping out in the opens at nights.

These groups have no hopes until they reach qualified retirement age if they can survive that long in the wild. Even when they reach 66 their Social Security benefits are far from enough to be comfortable.

 

[Viet]

That´s American way of life!
The U.S. is one of the richest countries in the world, but it probably is one with the greatest income gap. I visited Chicago two times recently, one could see the increase of beggars standing on the street, mostly the Black. Shame on America.

Back to the topic: I just want to say we should avoid China bashing. For Vietnam that does not bring anything. Unless the Chinese provoke us first.

 

[HongWu]

I just want to say we should avoid China bashing. For Vietnam that does not bring anything.

Somebody with a sense of shame at last

 

[shuttler]

Not all poors are qualified for food stamps. If you're in the 40s, with or without degrees, you're stuck. Whatever odd end jobs you can find, which is not easy, you still don't make enough to pay rent and food. Forget about health insurances.

Some phenomenons in New York City are: You can see many reputable looking middle age men/women waiting in lines of various for free 'Soup Kitchens' with their named brand apparels, digging out garbage cans for recycle bottles and sleeping out in the opens at nights.

These groups have no hopes until they reach qualified retirement age if they can survive that long in the wild. Even when they reach 66 their Social Security benefits are far from enough to be comfortable.

The churches and NGOs step in for those who are denied of food stamps. There is a growing no of people from usa and uk teaching English in China.

Medicare should be universal as in UK with its NHS, but the lobbyists of the insurance company are just too powerful to let it happen in US. If you want to talk about social benefits then there is nothing beat Cuba, free education and free health care for everyone.

Northern European countries like Denmark, Sweden etc are better offering these than Cuba.

 

[longyi]

The churches and NGOs step in for those who are denied of food stamps. There is a growing no of people from usa and uk teaching English in China.

Perhaps in China where they have hidden agendas, but not in NYC. No NGOs operate here and churches don't have programs to help middle age poors. 'Soup Kitchens' are funded by private donations.

 

[sweetgrape]

China for the first time to achieve optical fiber ultra-high-speed data transmission
China for the first time to achieve optical fiber ultra-high-speed data transmission | China's Great Science and Technology

2012-08-24 — On August 19, news came from the FiberHome Technologies Group, says that the National 973 Project “ultra-high-speed large-capacity ultra-long-distance optical transmission basic research” has made significant progress. The first time 168 channels in C-band are accommodated in an ordinary single-mode fiber, in one of which 103Gb/s large capacity ultra-dense transmission distance of 2240 km. The whole transmission capacity reaches 17.32Tb/s, equivalent to 210 million pairs of people simultaneous calls on a single fiber.

As the vanguard of optical communication technology research areas, Wuhan Research Institute of Posts and Telecommunications and FiberHome Technologies Group in recent years has the birth of a number of world-leading scientific projects, and this latest results following the world first single-mode fiber 30.7T CO-OFDM transmission 80 km in 2011. Relative to the 2011 CO-OFDM test, the 2012 project’s transmission distance increased dramatically, while taking into account the large transmission capacity.

This technology breakthrough is not only an effective solution to the high spectral efficiency, non-linear effects suppression key technologies in the ultra-high-speed, high spectral efficiency ultra-long-haul transmission systems, but also provide technical basis for the practical use of ultra-high-speed ultra-dense wavelength multiplexing ultra-long distance transmission, and will provide strong support for the implementation of Chinese national broadband strategies.

“Ultra-high-speed large-capacity ultra-long-distance optical transmission basic research” uses a DFT-S OFDM technology and is one of the sub-topics of the 973 projects. FiberHome Technologies Group is an outstanding product and solution provider in the field of information and telecommunication . As the major high-tech enterprise directly affiliated to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council , FiberHome Technologies is the core enterprise located in Wuhan Optics Valley of China .

FiberHome Technologies was established as early as 1974 . After continuous and intensive development for over 36 years , its business scope has been extended to R&D, manufacturing , marketing& sales , engineering and service in four major industries : fiber-optic communication,data networking communication, wireless communication and intelligentizing applications . FiberHome Technologies is the unique supplier of end-to-end solutions with optoelectronic devices , optic fiber & cable and optical communication system .

FiberHome Technologies Group is well-known as the cradle of optical communication technology in China, and has official authorization as below :

State Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Technologies and Networks
National Engineering Research Center of Fiber Optical Communication Technology
National Research Center of Optoelectronic Technology
National Industrialization Base for New and High Technologies
Asia-Pacific Telecommunication Union Training Center

 

[Oldman1]

At least in China, where the cost of living is relative low, you still have a chance. In America if you're over 40 and lost your job it's going to be real tough if you have no nested eggs.

Tell that to those who committed suicide at a young age by jumping out the window in a factory that makes Apple products.

 

[shuttler]

Perhaps in China where they have hidden agendas, but not in NYC. No NGOs operate here and churches don't have programs to help middle age poors. 'Soup Kitchens' are funded by private donations.

you are perhaps a long way from knowing a bit more about China longyi! There are buddhist temples which are offering free of charge meals to the underpriviledged, and NGOs: the Red Cross of China. Of course I know your "soup kitchens" are funded by philantropists and the churches by the worshippers and church's organisations. That doesnt mean we have none of those although we are gradually moving from a 100% country dependent to socially dependent.

Tell that to those who committed suicide at a young age by jumping out the window in a factory that makes Apple products.

those poor folks are sending the strongest accusations against Apple and Foxconn which are in collusion for Apple's inhuman rip-off of their wages in the companies cold blooded pursuits of profits!

the youngsters in general are still better than collapsing india who have nothing to resort to but wandering in the streets taking narcotics!

 

[applesauce]

Tell that to those who committed suicide at a young age by jumping out the window in a factory that makes Apple products.

for the record, if you take the number of people working for foxconn in china and compare it to the overall number of workers

the suicide rate there is lower than the national suicide rate of the US as a whole.

 

[longyi]

you are perhaps a long way from knowing a bit more about China longyi! There are buddhist temples which are offering free of charge meals to the underpriviledged, and NGOs: the Red Cross of China. Of course I know your "soup kitchens" are funded by philantropists and the churches by the worshippers and church's organisations. That doesnt mean we have none of those although we are gradually moving from a 100% country dependent to socially dependent.

My bad, I misunderstood the roles of churches and NGOs play in China in your post. For some segment of the society, I guess, China is doing better than the US then.

Tell that to those who committed suicide at a young age by jumping out the window in a factory that makes Apple products.

See post #1239 (thanks)

 

[sweetgrape]

China produces electric locomotive with world highest power
China produces electric locomotive with world highest power | China's Great Science and Technology

2012-08-28 — On August 27, a total power to reach 10000KW new high-power electric locomotive rolled off the production line in China CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd.. Kind. It represents world highest level technology of high-power AC drive electric locomotive, which has a maximum speed of 120km/h and world’s highest power for an electrical locomotive.

Previous Chinese DC electric locomotives traction is less than 50 70-ton wagons. The new locomotives traction is over 100 sections of 80 tons of wagons to realize double transport efficiency. The biggest bright spot is the locomotive has “Made-in-China” “brain” and “heart” – the electric drive system and computer network control system of China CNR after a decade of independent research and development to replace the core components importation from developed countries in the past history. The locomotive operational maintenance costs will be significantly reduced.

The locomotive implements dual-driver layout, and newly designed ergonomic console, improved air conditioning system, which can improve locomotive operator reliability and at the same time reduce the labor intensity when the driving Duty.

China has a vast, broad and deep inland and have more requirements for railway locomotive with high-powered, high-speed, long time continuing operations characteristics. CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. takes full advantage of its advanced and mature technology platform, actively studying the environment of China’s railway operators, demand characteristics and low-carbon environmental requirements, focusing on collecting customer feedback, enabling the development of new locomotive to meet customers’ requirements on railway overloaded traction equipments.

New locomotive to further strengthen the sealing on various critical components to ensure the normal driving in rainfall, wind and sand, dust and more different special circumstances, so as to meet China’s different climate conditions. The new locomotive has eight sets of independent driving and braking device, which let the locomotive towing capacity and braking performance be more reliable, in the case of fully loaded large ramp start, especially for Chinese railway stand-alone traction, long-range the cargo marshalling operation features. The new locomotive is also equipped with a flexible steering system, effectively improve operating conditions in small radius railway in mountain area, reducing the railway maintenance costs. The 10000KW new high-power electric locomotive can transfer goods from China’s western plateau to eastern coastal city without locomotive replacement.

In recent years, CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. has developed six kinds of high-power AC drive electric locomotive product and provides more than 1,000 “Hexie”-type high-power electric locomotives, and become China’s first successful manufacturer to enter European railway market.China produces electric locomotive with world highest power

On August 27, a total power to reach 10000KW new high-power electric locomotive rolled off the production line in China CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd.. Kind. It represents world highest level technology of high-power AC drive electric locomotive, which has a maximum speed of 120km/h and world’s highest power for an electrical locomotive.

Previous Chinese DC electric locomotives traction is less than 50 70-ton wagons. The new locomotives traction is over 100 sections of 80 tons of wagons to realize double transport efficiency. The biggest bright spot is the locomotive has “Made-in-China” “brain” and “heart” – the electric drive system and computer network control system of China CNR after a decade of independent research and development to replace the core components importation from developed countries in the past history. The locomotive operational maintenance costs will be significantly reduced.

The locomotive implements dual-driver layout, and newly designed ergonomic console, improved air conditioning system, which can improve locomotive operator reliability and at the same time reduce the labor intensity when the driving Duty.

China has a vast, broad and deep inland and have more requirements for railway locomotive with high-powered, high-speed, long time continuing operations characteristics. CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. takes full advantage of its advanced and mature technology platform, actively studying the environment of China’s railway operators, demand characteristics and low-carbon environmental requirements, focusing on collecting customer feedback, enabling the development of new locomotive to meet customers’ requirements on railway overloaded traction equipments.

New locomotive to further strengthen the sealing on various critical components to ensure the normal driving in rainfall, wind and sand, dust and more different special circumstances, so as to meet China’s different climate conditions. The new locomotive has eight sets of independent driving and braking device, which let the locomotive towing capacity and braking performance be more reliable, in the case of fully loaded large ramp start, especially for Chinese railway stand-alone traction, long-range the cargo marshalling operation features. The new locomotive is also equipped with a flexible steering system, effectively improve operating conditions in small radius railway in mountain area, reducing the railway maintenance costs. The 10000KW new high-power electric locomotive can transfer goods from China’s western plateau to eastern coastal city without locomotive replacement.

In recent years, CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. Ltd. has developed six kinds of high-power AC drive electric locomotive product and provides more than 1,000 “Hexie”-type high-power electric locomotives, and become China’s first successful manufacturer to enter European railway market.

 

[xuxu1457]

The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Ties with China Are Key to Korea's Future
Ties with China Are Key to Korea's Future
South Korea and China mark 20 years of diplomatic relations on Friday. On Aug. 24, 1992, foreign minister Lee Sang-ok and his Chinese counterpart Chen Chien-jen signed a pact normalizing diplomatic relations at the Diaoyutai state guest house in Beijing. The two countries, which fought against each other during the 1950-53 Korean War, at last formed diplomatic ties and broke down the walls of the Cold War in Northeast Asia.

Bilateral trade, which amounted to US$6.4 billion in 1992 increased 35-fold to $220.6 billion last year. That is more than South Korea's bilateral trade with the U.S. and Japan combined. Every year, more than 5 million South Koreans and Chinese visit the other country. Bilateral relations were elevated from a "cooperative partnership" in 1997 to a "comprehensive cooperative partnership" in 2003 and a "strategic cooperative partnership" in 2008. As those terms suggest, bilateral relations have evolved to encompass cooperation not only in issues involving the two countries but regional and global ones.

But relations began to show signs of strain in 2010. South Koreans were outraged when China appeared to side with North Korea after the North sank the Navy corvette Cheonan in 2010. Ever since U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced at the 2010 ASEAN Regional Forum that Washington would intervene actively in disputes in the South China Sea, America's diplomatic focus has shifted to the Asia-Pacific region. Against the backdrop of the U.S. moving to stem China's rising influence in Northeast Asia, Washington has called on Seoul and Tokyo to play a bigger role in the region, and that has made Beijing more wary. As inter-Korean relations soured, South Korea's dependence on its alliance with the U.S. and Japan has grown stronger and China cannot help but view such developments as moves to keep it in check.

China shares borders with 14 countries, which creates a complicated set of relations. It accounts for a great share of South Korea's export revenues, but South Korea is just one of China's allies. This means there are limits to what Seoul can persuade to China to do.

The next 20 years in relations will be crucial in the fate of South Korea, bringing challenges such as Korean reunification. South Korea-China relations move in sync with inter-Korean and U.S.-South Korean relations, and Seoul has limited options when it comes to using its ties with Beijing to achieve its goals. Yet it must try to steer Seoul-Beijing relations in a direction that best meets its national interests. That requires long-term vision and decisiveness. They are among the most important things Koreans must consider when they choose their next leader.

 

[sweetgrape]

Robot manufacturer plans US subsidiary
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-08/31/content_15724661.htm
Chinese domestic robot manufacturer Ecovacs Robotics (Suzhou) Co is planning to open a subsidiary in Los Angeles later this year, as its first foray into the US market.

The company will start by selling window-cleaning robots, given the high competition in the floor cleaning robot market, said Chairman Qian Dongqi.

Ecovacs already sells its products in more than 30 countries and regions, including Germany, France, Spain and Switzerland, and has a subsidiary in Germany.

It recently reported a 30 percent growth in sales at stores in China, and a 150 percent increase in online sales in the first half of this year, Qian said, adding that it now makes two out of every three floor cleaning robots sold in China.

Originally starting as a domestic equipment manufacturer of cleaning appliances for foreign brands, overseas sales account for 76 percent of company sales.

By 2015, self-owned brand robot sales are expected to hit 5 billion yuan ($787 million) a year, he added.

The company unveiled Famibot, a family service robot, and a new series of window cleaning robots on Tuesday.

A Famibot can allow its user to remotely control home appliances, and also sends warnings of smoke or the presence of visitors in their home, via smart phone.

Its some products:

 

[shuttler]

My bad, I misunderstood the roles of churches and NGOs play in China in your post. For some segment of the society, I guess, China is doing better than the US then.

I am not sure if China is doing better than the US in terms of philanthropy. Probably not but we are definitely not at ground zero!

 

[sweetgrape]

Deepwater Semi-submersible Lifting& Accommodation Rig SSCV2# Returns from Sea trial
Deepwater Semi-submersible Lifting& Accommodation Rig SSCV2# Returns from Sea Trial

At 17: 50 pm of 30 Aug., the deep-water semi-submersible lifting$ accommodation rig SSCV2# finishes its sea trial, slowly docks at the deep wharf. The SSCV2# is designed and constructed by CIMC Raffles independently. There are 120 delegates from engineering team and the ship-owner welcoming the ship at dock.
The SSCV2# belongs to our new generation construction rigs with functions of heavy lifting, storage on deck and accommodation. It has some typical features as: strong capability in lifting, which can handle 3600t when dual lifting cranes working together, short testing period, applying to a wide range of areas, high sailing speed, and also the living comfortableness. SSCV2# has total length of 137.5 meters, width of 81 meters, depth of 39 meters, variable deck load of 6444 tons, and the accommodation of 618 persons. It is classed by ABS.
It took 16 days in finishing the sea trial with all 36 tests and commissioning jobs completed, such as the thruster functional test, operating system test, endurance test, unmanned engine room test, dynamic positioning system inspection, failure mode analysis, helicopter monitoring system test, staircase inspection, GPS test, and also the fire fighting system test. More than 200 engineers attended this sea trial.
The fight against typhoon Bolaven is mentionable, from 26 Aug to 28 Aug, the typhoon Bolaven passed through the sea trial area of SSCV2#. In order to avoid any damage, SSCV2# sailed at speed of 11/hour from the 2nd trial zone towards west by 35 nautical miles, leaving far away from the center of typhoon. And it has successfully managed in resisting the 10 class gale and surge.
Since Sep. 2010, when the SSCV2# started to kick-off, its construction has been proceeding according to the schedule. All the work of basic model test, basic design, detail design and shop design are completed by CIMC Raffles itself, which indicates the great leap of Chinese offshore companies in deepwater rigs engineering.