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Trans-Siberian
My mom just sent me the Lonely Planet's trans-Siberian guide, as part of an extended birthday present.
First thought: Man, this is going to be more expensive than I thought. Russia is *way* pricier than China.
Second thought: Damn. Cool stuff.
Third thought: 30 day automatic stay in Mongolia for US citizens? hmmm....
So I'm pretty jazzed, yeah.
How are you?
First thought: Man, this is going to be more expensive than I thought. Russia is *way* pricier than China.
Second thought: Damn. Cool stuff.
Third thought: 30 day automatic stay in Mongolia for US citizens? hmmm....
So I'm pretty jazzed, yeah.
How are you?
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1) China has no natural resources to speak of, except farmland. Okay, and coal, but they don't export that, as far as I know.
2) China's economy is increasingly internalized. At this point, almost %70 of the goods manufactured in China stay in China, and that number is increasingly rapidly. I imagine the govt. will wait until that hits some magic number (probably %90) before a revaluation.
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--Ben