Venezuela, China to build computer

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela, China to build computer

REUTERS< MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2005 09:52:16 AM>

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday he had signed agreements with Chinese companies to build a computer factory and electrical appliance plants in the South American nation.

"A group of businessmen came and signed an agreement ... we are going to build a computer assembly plant in Venezuela," Chavez said during his weekly television and radio program.

He did not say which companies' representatives he had met with in visits that took place over the past few days. He also did not provide investment figures but said the computers would be sold in the domestic market and exported to the Caribbean and South America.

Chavez said he also signed agreements for joint ventures to build household appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines with Chinese partners.
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1074083.cms

[rooboy]

1. Shit, I can do that job for about a hundred bucks!!!

Oh...it's a manufacturing plant. I guess I got excited thinking that * had finally created a fucking job for someone.

[MADem]

2. Now THAT is DAMNED interesting!!!!!!

Poppy Bush's pals from his Special Envoy Days, cozying up to the Chimp's Western Hemisphere Enemy Number 2.

China, they seem to be everywhere of late. Buying up most of Iran's oil, doing all sorts of things in Africa...

[Frances]

4. A friend's nephew works in the oil industry

in Venezuela and he says the Chinese are everywhere in the oil business there

I think we are headed for a different kind of Rapture than the fundies envision. The Chinese are going to have a successful economy and they are going to watch from "above" while our country becomes a third world country.

[aneerkoinos]

3. In 10-20 years

Venezuela will have better educated population than US, and better standard of living.

101 on how to become a banana republic, and how to stop being one. (hint: gimme s, gimme o, gimme c...)