"i am constantly surprised by comments made on hotcopper. have...

"i am constantly surprised by comments made on hotcopper.

have to wonder if anonymity encourages people to post the most outrageous comments or is our society really filled with so many racists.

sorry guys.....but i have to ask.....would you hold the same attitude if bhp had offered 82c. or how about if the company was u.k. based.

what difference does nationality make."

jaolsa sorry it is not about UK or CHINA bidding. Nothing todo with nationality, it is to do with pricing. See whats gonna to happen if RIO or OZ erc sold down to CHINA, they will keep CAP on metal prices. Aus is mining economy, used to be Agri and Tourism, but they are no longer. If we loose competetive pricing in mining also, we dont have any thing to survive mate. Unlike China we dnt have people, mfg, fetile lans etc. We got to keep together for out national proud. My response is same UK or CHINA or US.