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04-01-2019, 11:06 AM
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Re: Now that China has landed a probe on the moon....

Originally Posted by JBR ->
I'd like to know why we are sending foreign aid to countries that are, or soon will be, ahead of us in the economic stature, notably China and India.

I'd also like to know why we continue to send foreign aid to a number of countries which we know for certain treat their inhabitants unfairly and divert our money to their rulers for their own personal benefit.

Most of all, I'd like to know why we continue to send foreign aid anywhere when we are in great need ourselves. I am thinking especially of our underfunded NHS and our dismally inadequate transport infrastructure.

The only logical reasons I can think of are our yearning to keep on good terms with countries around the world, especially when we shall be looking for trading partners after Brexit.

That was my thinking too, a bit like buying our friends although we have been sending Aid for a lot longer than the Brexit result.
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04-01-2019, 11:09 AM
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Weren't we sending India £280m even after they said they didn't want it anymore?
Yes, apparently it was described as 'peanuts.'
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Re: Now that China has landed a probe on the moon....

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Yes, apparently it was described as 'peanuts.'
Peanuts would buy a new hospital building.

I'd love to see our glorious leaders spending some of their peanuts on us.
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How long before we see rice fields on the moon
Long way to go for a sweet and sour take-away!
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04-01-2019, 07:30 PM
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China wants to compete with the rest of the world and beyond at the expense of it's own people. I once lived there - they can be fast ; effective and brutal and get to where they want to be! However they still want to 'borrow' technologies from the west via the WWW because there are still behind not alongside or in front!
 
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