Zman...I know what you mean about financing...beware is a fine thing to be...I"ve tried to invest indirectly buy going through mostly Canadian Companies that have only a small vested interest in China spacifically. The way _I_ look at it...I dont' CARE if they steal HALF the money...China has what is it now...4 BILLION PEOPLE ???? The rewards methinks FAR outweigh the risks to MORE than justify SOME kind of investment... I've spread out around the world with about 25% of my portfolio...with a FULL 25% in Gold...specifically CEF in Canada. I wish there WAS a local ETF for gold but the only thing that comes close is a MUTUAL fund type investment with a Scudder Fund and I'd rather cut off BOTH of my legs than to EVER spend ANOTHER PENNY on a MUTUAL FUND !!! Why would ANYONE want to PAY somebody ELSE to lose/STEAL their money from them ??? I've found that I'm MORE than qualified to lose my OWN money. In FACT...I've already found out that I can be VERY GOOOOOOD AT IT !!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA catman....ISYA
PS...AND when it gets 'STOLEN' the money goes into buyin new sails for ____________MY BOAT_________! Not some clown in a pinstripe suit that has PLENTY of other fools to pick on.....
PSS...Sailboat footnote... ALL of my life I have realized that I'm just a little fish in a VERY big pond. It wasn't until I upgraded from a Cal-24 to a 37'D&Mcloud did I realize JUST how SMALL a fish and how BIG A POND !!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAH as always...buyer beware...I reckon !!!??? :^)