cruel joke...the cruel joke is that dollar holders like china know that an increased demand for gold will mean a weaker dollar. The trick is to get as much gold in reserves as possible without anyone knowing . When the dollar crashes everyone will want to have their commodities in place either as reserves(stockpiles) or control of reserves in the ground. I believe jin will have an important role to play in grabbing assets for china and that means an increase in sp. When the music stops there won't be enough chairs. the world will want to trade and they will need more than paper backed by more paper. IMHO , GLTA