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Mary Gaines: This is from Deng Xiao Ping: 'Everybody would agree that in a war, it is a wise move to destroy the production capabilities of the enemy. Hitler tried this with Russia in World War II, but Stalin loaded his factories on trains and rolled them behind the Ural mountains. But what China can do is this: produce everything cheaper then the Americans will have to close their factories. Therefore they destroy their own production facilities, and China does not even have to fire a single shot.
Mary Gaines: Tas ir no Deng Xiao Ping: "Visi piekrīt, ka karš, tas ir gudrs kustēties, lai iznīcinātu ražošanas iespējas ienaidnieks. Hitlers mēģināja to ar Krieviju, II Pasaules kara, bet Staļins iekrauj savas rūpnīcas uz vilcieniem un velmēto tos aiz Urālu kalniem. Bet ko Ķīna var darīt, tas ir: ražot visu lētāk, tad amerikāņiem būs jāslēdz savas ražotnes. Tādēļ tās iznīcināt savas ražošanas iekārtas, un Ķīna nav pat ir uguns vienu shot.
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Own copyrighted text:
Myanmar (Burma) is one of the poorest but at the same time
one of the most fascinating countries of Southeast Asia
and these two seemingly opposed attributes are more over connected.
The country is poor because for decades its government fiercely
protected it from almost each foreign influence, which
is also the reason for its fascinating character. Travelling to
Myanmar is not only a voyage into a different geographic region,
but also a voyage into another time.
How far back into the past one travels depends of course on the
destinations one chooses inside Myanmar. If you compare the Burmese
capital Yangon (Rangoon) to the Thai capital Bangkok, the
voyage may take you 30 to 40 years back into the past. On the
other hand, a visit to backwash hill tribes can equal a voyage
into the middle ages!
In the native tongue Burma's name has always been Myanmar.
In 1989 the Burmese military government issued a decree that the
country be known by the name of Myanmar among the international
community. Since then in official publications and in diplomatic
exchanges only Myanmar is mentioned referring to the country,
which so far most people had been accustomed to calling Burma.
But unofficially the name Burma is still very much in use.
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