[Buddha-l] China-Birma Railway

[Dan Lusthaus]

Erik, you stumbled onto the tip of a very busy iceburg. China has been busy 
buying up mineral rights, mines, precious metal rights, non-mideast oil 
reserves, farms and produce production, etc. throughout the world, and 
building a rairoad that traverses Central Asia, into Iran and many point in 
between, with the Stations at mining sites (e.g., the Afghani copper mine 
that will lead to the destruction of a major Afghani Buddhist site), is a 
major component in the overall plan.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/15/mining-threatens-afghanistan-buddhist-treasures

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/14/chinese-copper-mine-afghanistan-mes-aynak-_n_783315.html

and the rare metals

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/China+rare+earth+grip/3859670/story.html

http://www.geezam.com/chinese-crisis-in-rare-earth-metals-afghanistan-is-silicon-valleys-savior/

http://geology.com/news/category/china.shtml
(several links, such as this one:
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90778/90861/7214688.html

The Chinese railroads will carry all the resources -- which are already 
owned by China, being mined by Chinese workers who live in camps in the 
various countries -- to guess where? If you guessed "China" you win a free 
trip to Sukhavati (next life, if you chanted the answer with all sincerity). 
Everything will flow into the Middle Kingdom -- which has always been the 
Chinese imperial dream:

http://www.peopleforum.cn/viewthread.php?tid=50282&extra=page%3D1

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/LG15Cb01.html

http://volvbilis.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/china%E2%80%99s-high-speed-eurasian-railway-strategy-for-central-asia/

http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=36604&tx_ttnews[backPid]=7&cHash=2df324decf

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/china-goes-beyond-pak-will-build-rail-line-to-iran/678779/

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Central-Asia-railway-line-will-cost-5-billion/articleshow/6654803.cms

Dan

----- Original Message ----- 

> The generals have nothing to fear as long as the Big Brother Panda is
> protecting them.
>
> http://en.kunming.cn/index/content/2010-12/08/content_2362603.htm
>
> erik