From: li@sicvax.enet.dec.com (Tong-Kang Li)
Subject: Re: Economical Statistics about Taiwan, S. Korea, China
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 16:13:32 GMT


In article <1992Sep5.162531.1641@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>, bihkyan@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Yang Yuanxin) writes...
>In article <1992Sep4.141930.2996@engage.pko.dec.com> li@sicvax.enet.dec.com (Tong-Kang Li) writes:
>>
>>In article <1992Sep3.223431.8932@ulowell.ulowell.edu>, cshi@cs.ulowell.edu (Chunde Shi) writes...
>>>In article <1992Sep2.023602.10104@ultb.isc.rit.edu> txc6266@ultb.isc.rit.edu (T.X. Cheng ) writes:
>>>>Dear netters,
>>>>
>>>>    The following economical statistics table for your referance.
>>>>
>>>>Timothy Cheng
>>>>--------------
>>>>txc6266@ultb.isc.rit.edu
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Source: University of Maryland at College Park Information Database
>>>>
>>>>Item/Country         |    Taiwan      |    S. Korea    |    China
>>>>---------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------
>>>>Population (7/92)    |   20,658,702   |   43,134,386   |  1,151,486,981
>>>>---------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------
>>>>Export (Billion USD) |                |                |
>>>>       (1991)        |      67.2      |      65        |     62.1
>>>>---------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------
>>>>Import (Billion USD) |                |                |
>>>>       (1991)        |      54.7      |      70        |     53.4
>>>>---------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------
>>>>External debt        |                |                |
>>>>(Billion USD, 1990)  |       1.1      |      31.7      |      51
>>>>---------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------
>>>>GNP  (Billion USD)   |     150.8      |      238       |     413
>>>>---------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------
>>>>GNP per capita (USD) |     7380       |     5600       |     370
>>>>
>>>Bullshit measure for economic power--GNP!
>>
>>If not, then by what?
>>
>>>exchange rate between U.S. dollar and German mark has dropped from 2.4
>>>Mark/dollar to 1.4 Mark/dollar. is U.S. 40%(=1/2.4) percent less powerful just
>>>for that, economically?
>>
>>Ok, let's use Mark as exchange unit and based on your rate (Mark/dollar to 1.4)
>>then, 
>>
>>Item/Country         |    Taiwan      |    S. Korea    |    China
>>---------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------
>>GNP  (Billion Mark)  |     211.12     |      333.2     |     578.2
>>---------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------
>>GNP per capita (Mark)|     10332      |      7840      |     518
>>
>>It's Friday. :-)
>>
>>Tom
> IS this guy too stupid or what ? I know he can use a calculator though.
> 
> 

Yang Yuanxin could not find a flaw in the above table or a way supporting 
"Mark/dollar rate" anology except angry. Anger can not change the data.

After reading ridiculous "Mark/dollar rate" anology, I could not resist 
creating a table based on Mark. 

Personally I do wish Mainland China can catch up quickly in economy also
political reform, good for everyone.
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