My dad has a semi-irrational fear of an impending Chinese takeover. All it takes is one Chinese-manufactured component on his grill breaking and he's foaming at the mouth about how my sister will have to learn Cantonese before she can finish her grad degree. We had to administer a rectal sedative when he discovered China supplies crucial airplane components to Boeing.
The news that China successfully launched a lunar probe yesterday probably sent him into an epic fit (I should check on mom). The Chang’e-1 satellite, named after a Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, took off from a site in Sichuan Province, according to state-run media.
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