dreamdancer 0 #1 December 30, 2010 the dragon awakes... QuoteChina is preparing for conflict 'in every direction', the defence minister said on Wednesday in remarks that threaten to overshadow a visit to Beijing by his US counterpart next month. "In the coming five years, our military will push forward preparations for military conflict in every strategic direction," said Liang Guanglie in an interview published by several state-backed newspapers in China. "We may be living in peaceful times, but we can never forget war, never send the horses south or put the bayonets and guns away," Mr Liang added. China repeatedly says it is planning a "peaceful rise" but the recent pace and scale of its military modernisation has alarmed many of its neighbours in the Asia-Pacific, including Japan which described China's military build-up as a "global concern" this month. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8229789/China-preparing-for-armed-conflict-in-every-direction.htmlstay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhaig 0 #2 December 30, 2010 combine this with recent constrictions in rare-earth metal exports, and the foreign debt that china holds (mostly US debt) and it becomes pretty clear they're prepping to make some sort of move. Either they're going to make an economic play and are expecting a military response or they're contemplating a military play.-- Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 December 30, 2010 Quotecombine this with recent constrictions in rare-earth metal exports, and the foreign debt that china holds (mostly US debt) and it becomes pretty clear they're prepping to make some sort of move. Either they're going to make an economic play and are expecting a military response or they're contemplating a military play. Hate to spring it to ya.. but they have been planning on military responses from the US since their country was founded. This is pretty old news .. considering my dad was shooting a bunch of chinese soldiers before I was born. ALL militaries do strategic and tactical planning scenarios. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhaig 0 #4 December 30, 2010 QuoteQuotecombine this with recent constrictions in rare-earth metal exports, and the foreign debt that china holds (mostly US debt) and it becomes pretty clear they're prepping to make some sort of move. Either they're going to make an economic play and are expecting a military response or they're contemplating a military play. Hate to spring it to ya.. but they have been planning on military responses from the US since their country was founded. This is pretty old news .. considering my dad was shooting a bunch of chinese soldiers before I was born. ALL militaries do strategic and tactical planning scenarios. strategic planning is one thing. that's not what I was posting about. I suspect it will be an economic play, such as calling in some foreign debt. Restriction of exports is already an economic play to increase their trade importance (if done right).-- Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #5 December 30, 2010 Quotecombine this with recent constrictions in rare-earth metal exports That's really all about them tying up the lithium battery market. It's a smart economic move on their part.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #6 December 30, 2010 QuoteQuotecombine this with recent constrictions in rare-earth metal exports That's really all about them tying up the lithium battery market. It's a smart economic move on their part. I used to have a boss who took lithium. He was one crazy mother-fokker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #7 December 30, 2010 QuoteQuotecombine this with recent constrictions in rare-earth metal exports That's really all about them tying up the lithium battery market. It's a smart economic move on their part. I wasn't aware that lanthanides were used in Li batteries. They are certainly used in magnets, electric motors, semiconductors, lasers, phosphors, and a variety of other hi-tech applications.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #8 December 30, 2010 Quote Quote Quote combine this with recent constrictions in rare-earth metal exports That's really all about them tying up the lithium battery market. It's a smart economic move on their part. I wasn't aware that lanthanides were used in Li batteries. They are certainly used in magnets, electric motors, semiconductors, lasers, phosphors, and a variety of other hi-tech applications. I thought they were trying to corner the dilithium crystal market.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 December 30, 2010 I may have been misinformed, but I could swear it had to do with the batteries being used in current hybrid cars. This article suggests for every Prius made there is about 22 to 33 pounds of lanthanum in each. http://www.kidela.com/kidela/the-world-needs-rare-earth-elements Perhaps Mr. Battery (aka billvon) can share some insights.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #10 December 30, 2010 QuoteI may have been misinformed, but I could swear it had to do with the batteries being used in current hybrid cars. This article suggests for every Prius made there is about 22 to 33 pounds of lanthanum in each. http://www.kidela.com/kidela/the-world-needs-rare-earth-elements Perhaps Mr. Battery (aka billvon) can share some insights. Lanthanum is used in nickel/metal hydride batteries. Wasn't aware that it was used for Li batteries though. Neodymium is used in Prius (and other hybrid car) motors.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #11 December 30, 2010 >I could swear it had to do with the batteries being used in current hybrid cars. Yeah, lanthanum is used on the anode of NiMH batteries. (Actually an alloy of several metals.) It isn't often mentioned because it functions as a hydrogen donor, not as a 'true' electrode (the 'true' electrode is the hydrogen, which is where the "metal hydride" term comes from.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #12 December 30, 2010 QuoteQuotecombine this with recent constrictions in rare-earth metal exports That's really all about them tying up the lithium battery market. It's a smart economic move on their part. It may be. Or it may backfire on them. It will encourage others to look for alternative sources, or alternative materials. And they still have a reliance on the rest of the world for resources (oil) too. And on the rest of the world to use them for manufacturing. As their standard of living increases, so do wages, and now Vietnam and other nearby Asian nations start looking better. Just as it happened with South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
