August 31st, Saturday.
3:20 PM.
"The Ministry of Commerce states that in the second half of 2008, the growth rate of foreign trade will remain stable..."
"Xinhua News Agency, London, August 30th – Quoting remarks made by British Finance Minister Alistair Darling on the 30th, reports say that we are facing the worst situation in 60 years, which exceeds people's original expectations."
"Earlier, the Bank of England, the central bank of the UK, had already issued a warning saying the employment situation in the UK is worrying, with about 2 million people likely to lose their jobs before Christmas."
"Economic Half Hour" host Ma Hongtao continually spoke of peace and prosperity in China as well as the deep troubles overseas on the television.
"Ah, China is still better off. Look at this, even the Finance Minister says they can't handle it anymore. The Finance Minister, you know, that's like our country's Minister of Finance, right?" Hao Chengbin clicked his tongue.
