Bob Arthurs wrote:
I should add that my original statement pertains to (obviously) the
Chinese *government* alone! I am concerned about the repression that the
Chinese people experience, and the basic freedoms that they lack.
As far as 'China hate' is concerned- this definately doesn't apply to
me- many of my friends are from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. I
And I am sure none of us are actually China haters or gay bashers, many
of my friends are gay, too!
lived for many years in the area, and speak pretty passable Mandarin
myself (was pretty fluent, but it has deteriorated a bit, I'm afraid!).
So, love the Chinese people, their culture, and history - resent the
Chinese government's repression (though I personally believe the Hu Jin
Tao *may* turn out to be a great improvement on leaders such as Jiang
Zemin, Deng Xiaoping, and obviously Mao Zedong- I hear that Hu Jin Tao
even met Hu Yaobang's widow, and plans a commemoration in the Great Hall
of the People!!).
Still, China is by its own right a country with its own laws. You don't
have to agree with them but that's how it is. B*ching about it here told
me nothing of operational problems anyone faces except for over-zealous
political opinions.
Want to bring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict up too?
Gadi.