the past only anchors u if u let it.
be free, brave melon!
trail of tears - that means u and putty r related
if u r talking russia and china and the gold issue, i think we have better things to worry about, like an asteriod hitting the earth.
china's need for capital control and a world currency do not play well together.
their strict capital controls (other than for foreigners) is what keeps their real estate prices high and stock market at 50:1 price-earnings ratio.
but that just does not play well with other countries trusting them as a trading currency.
you cannot have it both ways.
well with the bilateral policies for 10 year tourist/business visas, usa and china have essentially given residency to citizens of the other country.