Having been to China myself also.. i can honestly say how blown away i was over there by the FREE trade market... the entrepeneurial nature of the Chinese.. the HIGH standard of living combined with extremely low electricity prices ( remember its our coal they burn to get this... starting to feel ripped off yet?)
China is absolutely buzzing.. was a fantastic experience to go there and witness it.
 The Gov sent a guide to take my wife and i on a tour of Guangzhou.. talking to her was a real experience... she was so proud of what her country had to offer... her electricity bill was US$7 per month ( with aircon of course), she was employed by the Gov ( civil servant) and as such would retire at 42 where her pension was her full wage index linked for the rest of her life... she was also free to seek other fulltime employment once retired and would not be penalised tax wise

OJ.. mate you really need to go off shore pal and witness another culture/ country without hiding in some Aussie pocket as many Australians do.
The attitude that everything Austrlian is the best and if you dont agree f**k off is just right wing nazism under a flag with stars.
happy Australia day pal... its a big world out there with a lot of good stuff to be had and seen

was that at me?? i was defending china, lol

i completely avoid aussie day for the simple fact im sick of these dero's running around yelling aussie aussie bs whilest wearing a shirt that says "f*ck off were full" i hate the idea these mongs consider them selves the typical Aussie, all it is these days is an excuse for every dero to get out side in one place at once getting pissed

you were a bit quick to point that one at me. but its ok if it was misunderstood