Chinese shut down illegal Moon land sales

Now if they could just do something about government-sponsored
industrial espionage and piracy, it would be nice.

China's lunar land sale a 'beautiful' idea, but illegal: watchdog

A Chinese company's efforts at selling plots of land on the moon was a
"beautiful" idea but fraudulent and illegal, a government watchdog has
ruled.

The firm, known as "Lunar Embassy", had managed to sell tracts of the
moon for 298 yuan (37 US dollars) an acre (0.4 hectare) before being
shut down in late October, the China Daily reported on Wednesday.

Lunar Embassy chief Li Jie took the case to Beijing's commercial
watchdog, urging that the suspension of his company's license be
lifted.

"There is not a law or regulation in China that prohibits the selling
of land on the moon," the China Daily quoted him as saying in his
application to the hearing.

The watchdog ruled otherwise.

"The selling of land on the moon by the Lunar Embassy to its clients
is a kind of fraud," the watchdog said, according to the paper.

"To own a piece of land on the moon accords with no articles of
national regulations and policies in China. It is nothing but a
beautiful dream."

Previous reports had said each lunar title ensured property ownership
for the client, including rights to use the land and minerals up to
three kilometers (two miles) underground.

Thirty-four clients had bought 49 acres of land on the moon before the
Lunar Embassy's license was revoked.

© 2005 AFP




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On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:49:50 -0500, Rich wrote, in part:

Now if they could just do something about government-sponsored
industrial espionage and piracy, it would be nice.

That helps to make China stronger, economically and militarily.

Since the interest of the government is in world conquest, those things
serve that interest. At least, though, they will be slow and cautious in
pursuing their goal; even invading Russia and India for decades to come
is unlikely.

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Rich wrote:
China's lunar land sale a 'beautiful' idea, but illegal: watchdog

A Chinese company's efforts at selling plots of land on the moon was a
"beautiful" idea but fraudulent and illegal, a government watchdog has
ruled.

The firm, known as "Lunar Embassy", had managed to sell tracts of the
moon for 298 yuan (37 US dollars) an acre (0.4 hectare) before being
shut down in late October, the China Daily reported on Wednesday.


Likely because the moon has already been deeded to the PLA by their
government.

world conquest?
for craps sake - there is no such thing anymore!
it cannot be done militarily: any attempt by one world power on another will
just lead to a nuclear/biological/chemical conflagration

ergo - no more world! the only way you could 'win' this is by having another
world to go to!

it cannot be done by winning 'hearts and minds' anymore, either, because
there are so many disparate views on everything that there are significant
populations of those views easily reachable by the web - you cannot convert
them save by reason and education and even then they may just not agree with
you

get over it

if you try to force them to do what you want then refer to point 1 above

about the best we can hope for is relatively peaceful coexistence in the
face of MAD

the chinese russkis indians indons americans euros muslims christians
buddhists hindus etc cannot REALLY invade anyone anymore because it is just
**** nuts suicidal

cheers


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On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:49:50 -0500, Rich wrote, in part:

Now if they could just do something about government-sponsored
industrial espionage and piracy, it would be nice.

That helps to make China stronger, economically and militarily.

Since the interest of the government is in world conquest, those things
serve that interest. At least, though, they will be slow and cautious in
pursuing their goal; even invading Russia and India for decades to come
is unlikely.

John Savard
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Rich wrote:
Now if they could just do something about government-sponsored
industrial espionage and piracy, it would be nice.

[red herring snipped, troll quoted fully]

Never stopped you from buying and fondling Chinese-made DVD disks.

AstroHoney.

On 8 Dec 2005 20:30:08 -0800, "AstroHoney"
wrote:

Rich wrote:
Now if they could just do something about government-sponsored
industrial espionage and piracy, it would be nice.

[red herring snipped, troll quoted fully]

Never stopped you from buying and fondling Chinese-made DVD disks.

AstroHoney.

As far as I know, none of the 400+ DVDs I own are Chinese-made.
Many of the Canadian distributed products are made at Cinram in
Mississauga, Ontario, on contract for the studios..
I don't buy bootlegs.
-Rich