Ni hao ma, Wa hao. (How are you? Fine)
The more aid and loans from mainland China, with soft conditions the better.
Taiwan has always stepped up to the plate with the DR and mainland China does not approve of those relations so it's about time that mainland China's presence is felt and translated into more aid for the ailing economies of the Caribbean including DR and not just an abundance of Chinese made goods.
I just hope that this new aid would not be conditional on severance of our historically good ties
with Taiwan as has been hinted and pressured in the past.
Che Che. (Thank you)

of course this will be an extortion to sever relations with Taiwan our old and loyal friend....but put the money on the table and let us see how much it is...genoroso can then start an auction

Going once....going twice.... sold to the highest bidder!
Not true GC, Taiwan has been a true friend and ally of the DR since after WWII and has a long history of diplomatic ties with us and a truly long friendship.
No amount of money thrown at the table can change that, and if it does it will be another snafu by
this fiscal predatory government that will be reversed later.

let us hope not ....you are correct what you say about Taiwan

Thank You in Mandarin is Xie Xie.

Bukeqi (your welcome)

So che che is thank you in what dialect?

Che che is a T shirt salesman from Argentina now deceased but still selling

genoroso you had better apologize to josean for all those mean things you said or we will not have him to kick around anymore

sorry marte3 here are the facts:
In Mandarin, it's xie xie. You would use it when anyone shows hospitality or gives you something. If someone picks up some food and brings it to your plate you would say xie xie.
I wrote che che because of the phonetic spanish pronunciation, in english the sound is more like
xie xie, but the meaning is the same.
GC:
I am worried about josean and my foot is getting too soft from not getting any practice, actually I was fond of the kid and he kind of grew on me like a mold. We miss you josean, resurface please!

Comeback all is forgiven

Photo Caption ....".Ha Ha you do Buddy Hacket Chinese waiter routine very well "

How about:
You tlyed to take my wallet but I caught youl hand befole Ha Ha Ha! Chinese maltial alts is faaaast!

big leaguers....bu(not). it not english or spanish pronunciation or writing. It is pinyin, the romanization of the chinese language...

no offense meant to the great Chinese people....habits die hard

genius please explain to us how Taiwan has stepped up to the plate for the Dominican republic. it seems taiwan is all talk and no action....what happended to the elimination of the debt between ROC and DR didnt the president of taiwan during his visit promise to absolve the debt? Where is the much touted high 'tech' free zones? i could go on and on .....furthermore the whole article is bs. The PRC has no interest in loaning or giving any monies to this administration.

jeffreyb
genius why don't you enlighten us with your knowledge and educate us for our further self improvement?
you can start by researching the files in the "cancilleria" from 1948 on.
It is always nice to share knowledge with others, where do you get your factual info?
Can you please quote some references for our enlightenment ?
Thank you oh wise one.

Marte3
Is it true what they say about Chinese girls? (The slant and all)
How about teaching us some more words?

Dont know what you mean about slant and all....(But they are pretty great. I miss my dominican girls though) But yea I can teach you a lot of words and almost everything you need to know about chinese politics and government.

The slant is a joke, since their eyes are slanted some men say that their p..ssy is slanted too.LOL.
yes I will like to remember to say:
I am hungry
this is not what I ordered
please take this dish back
what animal is this?
what is your name?
I am from the Caribbean
How much?
Do you have change?
You know the address to my hotel?
Where is the "action" here (girls)?
Take me to the airport
take me to this address
good morning
good evening
This would probably win me some laughs at the local Chinese restaurant.
Thanks and be careful while buying aquaculture grown fish, the many farmers that grow them do not follow very stringent health controls,
G

Grasshopper {genoroso} jefferyb has eaten to much MSG and it has softened his brain and hardened his heart...I think you will wait a long time for his info

I had two good sources for my info on Taiwan one of them was Fabio Herrera who was a lifer at the cancilleria and personally told me all the stories and the other one was the person in charge of protocol (now deceased) who was a permanent fixture as well there, better inside sources than that you can not get.
There is always the possibility of the stories being "colored" a bit but that happens to all of us because of our sometimes faulty recollection.
Gc: sometimes it just amazes me the degree of insolence combined with angry stupidity for not knowing.

We don't need aid. We need new investments and markets. Leave the aid to our communist brother, Cuba.

Taiwan is part of PRC - good that Peoples Republic of China helps with DR development.
Chinese submarines can help protect DR and other ALBA countries.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN565jM9S9s&NR=1
S.

China Southern Airline will soon have Airbus A380 and offer ' beyond first' similar to Singapore Airles, This will make travel to DR easier.
http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/e....nt/exp/new/suite/seatfeatures.jsp
http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/e....ite/dining.jsp??v=-757055823&
S.

We always have to depend on aid from other countries instead of helping ourselves getting out of this misery. Use all those help to improve education. We need better education in order to make many of our problems disappear.

Venezuela welcomes Russian ships : Russia could help with education in engineering, maths and the sciences.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7747793.stm
http://www.ceebd.co.uk/ceeed/un/ru/ru042.htm
Fees are reasonable, Perhaps Dominican Today readers would like to sponsor a student.
S.

Generoso stop watching these oriental movies.
Remember there are Chic ladies here, Wash your hands and put away the vaseline before typing your posts.

Gentlemen sry for not responding sooner...Generoso i was on the same couch as you with Fabio Herrera and with all the due respect to Don Fabio what was said on that couch was pure heresay and rumor..now having lived in the far east for five years (hong Kong,singapore and lots of weekly visits to the PRC) it is my personal belief that the PRC is the powerhouse of the world. so much so that the Taiwanese themselves recognise this fact and are the biggest investors in Mainland China. As far as records go in Cancilleria i dont know what your looking for. The last DR ambassador to china was asked to leave with the nationalissts to Taiwan in 1948/49. this at a time when taiwan was NO democracy and supported itself with opium and heroin drug dealing. up until the 1980 and the fall of communisiim the taiwan - DR relationship worked only to please the status quo balance of power between the USA and Communist bloc countries (remember domincian fear of maoist chinese commies as described by

USA ambassador Martin in his book 'Overtaken By events"?. but what of the Taiwan-DR relationship? Durning Deng Xiao Ping last chairmanship he claimed 'to be rich is glorious' and started china on its path to a more open society...(no its not perfect byany means) and a willingness to embrace the world and its economies. now what has Taiwan done for the DR in its entire bi-lateral relationship? not much....lets start with the debt that was supposed to b absolved? What happened tothe cibernetic free zone? why do u think DR has never been able to aquire the UN security seat so coveted by Leonel? why did Balaguer open quasi relations with the PRC in the early 90's? only to have the Taiwanese freak out and butt into the affairs of a foreign state? The best thing DR can do is thank Taiwan for its 'support' and show them to the door....remember nation states dont have morals only national interests.

very good point if what you say is true ...I had always thought Taiwan paid a high price for our friendship .The truth is otherwise according to jeffery ...then realpolitik says give them a kiss and say goodbye ....some one else can run the cabannas

goule: in response to your post i believe the Taiwanese only paid off the top honchos of Cancilleria (inlcuding buying their groceries and picking up the tab) for the Dominican Republics continued loyalty towards Taiwan.....check this out....when a new Dominican ambassador or consul arrives to Hong Kong or Singapore he is recieved by not only protocol of that territory but is also recieved by a Taiwanese diplomat. on the surface the taiwanese want to 'ease the path of the newly arrived envoy." but in reality it s to make sure that envoy does nt get to friendly with the PRC natives. This is as real as real gets....

very very interesting I await the rebuttal of genoroso....come out come out where ever you are

Jeffery change is in the air....http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/world/asia/13taiwan.html

Goule: very interesting. please note that ex Taiwanese President Chen Shui Bai came to DR in 2005 and invited Leonel to Taiwan during his visit. Leonel took him up on the offer and went on his tour of Asia in 2006.

could be the Kung Fu Shuffle coming up....but please no more toothpaste....Genoroso is in hiding possibly on Qemoy or Matsu...waiting for the next shelling

DR should be principled and not support rogue states such as Taiwan run by criminals.
S.

abc200.....When asked if there was an prostitution inChina, Chou En Lai replied."yes,but they are all in Taiwan."

very funny

jeffreyb....it begins to move a little faster and it seems no one will lose face...http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/world/asia/16taiwan.html?hp