Little black holes, if created, would instantly dissipate according to the theory (theory) of Hawking radiation.

So y'all can sleep easy with the Professor watching your back.

No.2 for the win.

@ avraamov

Thanks - im due to teach in the North East later this year, personally with a view to long term as my partner is from there herself. So im looking forward to it - it should be an experience.

whoa, sorry for the long post. a lot to say, and still more! but ill leave that for another day.

@avraamov

I understand where youre coming from. Ive been to China myself (soon to return permanently) on numerous occasion but never been to the US either. The point i made above was a simple reply and one which i did not have the time to expand upon, though i perhaps should have.

At the heart of it, this is just another example of a constant systematic attack on China as far as i can see - not just the above but on many issues. China is not perfect - ill concede that. However at the end of the day it is still a second-world country and should be viewed in that light. The most vocal critics of Chinese policy are the US and the UK, countries who have their own skeletons in their respective closets. If China ran Guantanamo Bay, there would be international uproar.

Its very easy to demonise a nation by running stories as the one above ("Chinese death camp for cats"). Consider too the source - the Daily Mail - that bastion of intelligent liberalism.

I quote: "Hundreds of cats a day are being rounded and crammed into cages so small they cannot even turn around." This is hack journalism at its worst. The reporter has , ill wager, never set foot in Beijing. Here in the west we could describe the conditions of Battery Hens in similar conditions - i dont see an uproar about this.

I quote again:
"Doomed: Terrified cats crammed tightly into cages are hauled off to a meat market in Guangzhou"
Again, hack journalism based on a photo.

The same people who turn in disgust at this thread do not see the irony of their own situations.

And another thing - you mentioned above:
"...mass abortion of female fetuses because of the same..."
If you have been to China you will see why this is necessary (the one-child policy) and also that most people agree with it, despite what the misguided western media have to say about it (herein they have their own agendas).
In a population explosion such as this, abortion is an unwelcome but necessary evil.

The Chinese economy is booming, and is in the best condition its been since the beginning of the 20th Century. For this reason i am optimistic, coupled with the fact that the populous is enjoying this new explosion of wealth and prosperity.

The West dosent know shit about China - basically, one cant comment unless one has been there, for all else is speculation.

@ DDT

thank you, you are the voice of reason. I was attempting to formulate a response similar to yours.

this guy is over 100? holy moly.

If i look that healthy at 75 ill be happy.

@ Bean:
It could be argued that we have broken all sense of natural selection with modern science & technology.

@ Kate:
The article did say the new child was normal in all respects.

@ Anthony:
'Tis a pity everyone is not as perfect as you.