Peoples Republic of China/History Talk

I removed this:

The Next 5 Years
The next 5 years represent a critical period in China's existence as China makes a bid to join the WTO. To investors and firms, China represents a vast market that is still yet to be fully tapped. This point is best illustrated by the rapid growth of cellphone users in China. Educationally, China is forging ahead as partnerships and exchanges with foreign Universities have helped to bring about new research opportunities for it's students. However, there is still much that needs to take place in China. Human rights issues continue to raise concern among members of the world community. The positive response of the Chinese Government to these concerns will help to better cooperation between other countries.

I did so for the following reasons:

1. China *is* now a member of the WTO.
2. The commentary on human rights reads like the kind of spin you get in the Hong Kong English-language broadsheets.
3. The rest of the paragraph doesn't really add much, and it's not history yet anyway.

--Robert Merkel

No, China won't be a member until December 11 or thereabouts. Membership doesn't commence until thirty days after the deposit of the instruments of ratification :-) -- sJK

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Shouldn't we move all of the pre-1949 stuff the the History of China? -- Chenyu

Simon, if/when you come down to Melbourne, bring me down some humble pie :) --Robert Merkel