[stovt001]

I'm all for drilling for oil on our own land and waters and then selling it to China. Having them depend on our imports would be a pretty nice change if you ask me. While they get addicted to our ever more expensive oil we can wean ourselves off it and find something cleaner and cheaper. Stock in American gas companies goes up, we're cleaner and economically better off, and they're dependent on us. I can dream right?

Consumption in China is interesting as there are many variables behind it. Goods are subsidized, but as the price increases the government must raise prices to make ends meet. With such rapid growth you have to wonder if they'll grow too fast and will burst a bubble. Also, this pseudo-capitalism but really communism can't possibly be sustainable can it? The whole situation seems a little unstable to me and it will be the big question facing our society for years to come.