Quote Originally Posted by Derby Tup View Post
I suspect I'll not be the only forumite who finds your thinking on China naive to the point of stupidity and hope I'm not the only one who thinks you using the phrase, 'primitive cavemen', sickening!
The China comment may be naive, but it could be taken two ways.

1. Of course China is relavant to the current economic problems. The huge growth there in a country with 25% of the worls's population has put so much pressure on the world's resources. The pressure on Oil, Steel, Coal etc - even items such as rubber is incredible and these commodities have seen huge increases in price over the last 3 - 5 years.
Remember $10 a barrel?

2. IT isn't relevant. CHina has gorn as it was the natural factory of the world - if it hadn't have been - somewhere else would have been - such as Africa etc.
In fact China will soon start to lose as it is becoming difficult to source from in som instances.