econwizard: Go West Young Tongzhi

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Location: Massachusetts, United States

My "I" is constantly changing (perhaps this is merely AD/HD): overdetermined nexus of cultural forces emanating from several continents: skeptical of all Truths and seeker of the truth: iconoclast by enculturation, brain chemistry, and, perhaps, choice: perpetually perplexed, particularly about why we exist/ as the manifestation of overdetermined forces whose existence (and nature) is not as solid (or simplistic) as we would like.

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Go West Young Tongzhi

March 5th the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes the 11th Party Congress and rumor has it the primary topic will be resurrection of Zhu Rongji's "Go West" policy of developing the Western hinterlands, in a manner reminiscent of the U.S. development of the West, albeit without the slaughter of indigenous people. China's continued rapid economic growth depends critically upon whether it is possible to generate rapid growth of the domestic economy. Developing economic activity in the West would go a long way towards this goal.