China-bashing is a blind man's game

[bemildred]

For the global village, China's renewal is a source of economic growth, a factor of stability and an invitation to explore new ideas. In fact, through countless material or intellectual Silk Roads, an unprecedented intensity of exchanges between China and the world is already taking the global system to another level. Businesses, governments' priorities and academic institutions have been transformed by this complex but promising process.

However, some fail to grasp the big picture, and for them, China's re-emergence generates anxiety. This explains partly why nervousness is a recurring element of the Sino-Western relationship. In the midst of a phase of tension, one has to draw the attention to what really matters and to show the ways which can lead to a more serene climate.

Recently, China and the overseas Chinese had to respond to various forms of attack. Those, mainly in the West, whose aim was to damage China's reputation and to disrupt the preparation of the Beijing Olympics are now largely discredited and relatively marginalized. They wanted to weaken China, they gave her an occasion to show her solidity, her resolve and sense of responsibility.

Unfortunately, they have created a situation where too much mistrust, resentment and confusion remain. This takes the energies away from what should be Washington, Brussels and Beijing's strategic goal: a cooperative and constructive Sino-Western relationship, keystone of the 21st century global order. Clarity, measure and purpose can help dissipate the clouds.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JE07Ad02.html

[Taverner]

1. Personally, I kind of see us in a glass house, throwing stones

[bemildred]

2. There's something in that.

The changes in China over the last 100 years are a huge story, like the rise of Japan only much bigger, and it gets too little attention. I suppose that's because nobody know history much.

[izquierdista]

3. I call BULLSHIT on this article

China is one vast slave labor camp where the masses squat at their benches and squirt out toxic waste to poison the rest of the world, all for profits that accrue to the top 1%.

If they gave a damn about their "reputation", they wouldn't still be using melamine in food and lead paint on toys to name just a couple of glaring examples.

They need to put their leaders on sedan chairs, haul them off to the countryside and make them shovel shit like they did during the Cultural Revolution.

[BB1]

4. Just change 'China' to 'USA' and you'd be right again!

The USA are a vast slave labor camp where the masses squat in front of their tv's, watching the same brain-infesting toxic tv-shows that poisons the rest of the world. USA #1! All for profits that accrue to the top 0.5%. Gas-addicts.

If they gave a damn about their 'reputation' (as democratic leaders of the world, for instance), they wouldn't still be bombing the shit out of three countries at the same time, or rig elections or allow infected and rotten meat to be sold in stores, or sell out the country, to name just a copuple of glaring examples.

They need to put their leaders in Guantanamo Bay (next to the gift shop), haul their mansions out of the countryside and return the land to the Indians.

We're in the middle, here in the Netherlands. It doesn't do to criticise the Chinese these days, when you're an American. Too much of the pot calling the kettle black.


China represents over a billion people. Some of them are actually treated quite nice.

[izquierdista]

5. Kto jest Amerykanin?

Nie przeczytalesz moja informacja?

[Igel]

6. No, he didn't read your profile.

And while he could figure out "kto" must mean "who", and most of the other words are similar enough to English (or Dutch), "przeczytalesz" is completely opaque unless you know Polish (or another Slavic language).

(Somehow, "izquierdista" doesn't do much to say "non-American", either.)

And shouldn't that be "informacje"?

[BB1]

7. Canard on my side?

Sorry:)

Still, that's how I feel about it.