{"id":46416,"date":"2020-06-24T16:38:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=46416"},"modified":"2020-06-24T16:38:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:38:39","slug":"the-slow-boat-to-china-by-des-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-slow-boat-to-china-by-des-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;THE SLOW BOAT TO CHINA&#8221; \u2013 By Des Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">&#8220;THE SLOW BOAT TO CHINA&#8221; \u2013 By Des Kelly<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49wLAmd2INs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #003366;\">The Country that has been the focus of the World, from time immemorial. A major trading partner with most of the major countries on our planet, China has recently fallen out of popularity with both the U.S.of A, and Australia,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #003366;\">but still &#8220;keeps going&#8221; with the inscrutable looks on their faces, telling us in pure Chinese, that they are better at everything they do, and will continue in the same vein, forevermore. We, in Australia don&#8217;t necessarily agree, but giving credit where credit is due, is the moral of this story.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #003366;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Viewers of this video will be amazed to watch China in action. They possibly started it all, with that great wall, but have moved ahead with leaps and bounds that would make any kangaroo jealous. 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