Discussion about China

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I wonder who really knows

Submitted on Fri, 06/05/2009 01:13 pm.

I wonder who really knows the truth. What really happened there at that time? Why did that happen? From what angle do you look at this issue? Are you really neutral in this discussion? What do we want from this discussion? Attacking Chinese government and CPC or urging them to do a better job? If it’s the former, I suggest we stop it because I believe no government on this planet have ever recieved no attacks at all no matter what they do for their people. No government is perfect. And I believe no government wants to destroy their own people and their own country. Instead they try to do something. But they are human beings, too. Just like us. They make mistakes. If Chinese government is really that bad, I’m sure Chinese people would have overthrown it themselves. The South Korean president commited suicide because of the pressure. He wanted to be a good president, too. If it’s the latter, then give China more time to grow, to improve itself. I clearly know that this world is cruel, and sometimes we don’t have the opportunity to show the world that we can do a better job and we can be a better person, but isn’t it wonderful that we stop attacking and start to have more confidence in others and in ourselves as well? We just need to be a little bit more patient.

Yes, I agree. Progress only

Submitted on Thu, 06/04/2009 02:13 pm.

Yes, I agree. Progress only can be made based on stability. China’s history is full of wars which put the ordinary people in great misery. The masses always suffer the most. Though U.S has a long history of democracy, that doesn’t necessarily mean that U.S. knows everything about democracy for every country in this world. Russia is a great example. One of my American friends helped Russia establish democracy in 1993 using media after the U.S model, and it failed and Russia has been in chaos for more than a decade. Now Russia is striving to explore its own democratic model. As for China, we need to look at it in progressive view. One step at a time. Give China more time. In addition, China and the U.S need to work together to make this world a better place.

Yes. I totally agree with

Submitted on Thu, 06/04/2009 10:56 am.

Yes. I totally agree with what Transition said. At that time China was having a hard time and the government knew what they were doing: they didn’t want China to be shattered like Russia and the history shows that Chinese government made the right decision though it’s tough. Democracy needs time. China is moving towards democracy and gives people more freedom. The thing is one needs to make the conclusion based on the local political,economical, educational and environmental context comprehensively or the conclusion will be biased.