Will China take over?

[Kickstart]

[spnorm]

I've been traveling to Shanghai and Jiangsu province (immediately to the west) since 2004 several times per year.

The changes have been staggering and everyone aspires to the same things as we like in the west e.g. a nice car, phone, holiday and they enjoy a night out in the pub or a coffee shop. The also like a dance and there's lots of line dancing, ballroom dancing and tai chi going on in the public spaces, as well as playing football and jogging.

I really like the place and always feel safe and comfortable in Kunshan where our factory is located. Shanghai is a fun place, but very expensive in places. Paying £7-10 for a pint is not unusual in the wealthy/expat areas

I'm not sure the area is representative of Chna as a whole though

[Lord Percy]

China buys the pub Xi Jinping visited with Cameron

“lol they bought a pub", you may say.

But this is just another notch to their economic imperialist bow.

I'm absolutely certain the wide-open, laissez faire, free market attitude our government has taken towards UK assets for far too long is going to boot us all in the arse very quickly and flush the country down the pan faster than we ever thought possible.

East India Tea company springs to mind. As things stand, I'd be willing to place a bet on some massive Chinese state-backed corporate takeovers happening in the UK in coming decades.