| Tell something about China in your eyes. | |
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| Dec 21, 2009 10:49 |  |
 | Yeah, Many foreigners can never understand chinese people, tell me your pictures of china and chinese people. |
| Dec 21, 2009 11:38 | #1 |
| GUEST98131 | Well the first thing that hits you as a foreigner is how dirty it appears everything is. Streets seem dirty, lots of people spitting, people wandering all over the place in diorder, and motorcycles and ebikes driving everywhere without any thought for rules. It looks to me like a pile of ants just mindlessly going about without care for anyone or anything. |
| Dec 22, 2009 05:07 | #2 |
| GUESTLIN | In the six decades since the republic was formed, China's economy has become the world's third-largest. Life expectancy has reached 73 years; infant mortality is down to 1.5 percent. The illiteracy rate has fallen to 5 percent. A nine-year education has become available to all children. Health care and social security are improving. Modern industries are being developed. Roads, railways, airports and ports blanket the country. In the areas of democracy, the rule of law and human rights -- including the rights of 55 minorities -- China has made enormous progress. At no other point in history has so much improvement been made for so many people in such a short period. China's emergence is also the result of putting people at the center of governance. The government believes that eradicating poverty is fundamental and is the first priority of all development policies. Accordingly, 1.3 billion people have been moved from abject poverty to a much-improved livelihood. China strongly promotes harmony in diversity as a way forward by emphasizing commonality among different interests to defuse social tension associated with reform and development. China also recognizes the need to better share the fruits of success between the rich and the poor, and among its 56 ethnicities. I am an overseas-born Chinese and I am so proud of what the People's Republic of China has achieved in such a relatively short period of time. These 60 years of progress should give the Chinese people confidence in the next 60 years and assure other nations that China will become a greater force for a better world. |
| Dec 23, 2009 01:57 | #3 |
| "China's emergence is also the result of putting people at the center of governance." What on earth is this propaganda supposed to mean? What does the rest of the world put "at the centre of governance" if not people? Animals? "China strongly promotes harmony in diversity as a way forward by emphasizing commonality among different interests to defuse social tension associated with reform and development." "These 60 years of progress should give the Chinese people confidence in the next 60 years and assure other nations that China will become a greater force for a better world." How exactly has China been a "force for a better world" so far? So why would any other nation be assured that it would be so in the future? While I agree all Chinese should be proud of their nations accomplishments it is hardly the utopia you attempt to paint it. Pride is good. Hubris is not.I smell a rat. |
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| Dec 24, 2009 00:30 | #4 |
| Guestlin, a beautifully written piece of propaganda. My favorite part is “In the areas of democracy,” It is unfortunate that we will be unable to debate your post on this site. So much for the D word. Dodger. |
| Dec 25, 2009 06:26 | #5 |
| GUESTLARRY | China is on a roll, particularly when viewed over time. Visiting or living in China every year over the past decades, I have had the personal opportunity to witness progress and dramatic transformations to help the people to imporve themselves economically and socially. While its achievements have been momentous, China must always be vigilant against forces within the country and outside, so law and order can continue to prevail. China has come a long way and I hope the country's leaders will steer its own path to a bright future for all Chinese citizens. The Chinese government must never emulate so-called democracies in the West especially that of USA. Just like in Singapore, China must prioritize what is important for the progress and prosperity of her people, and not blindly follow the policies of Western countries. |
| Dec 26, 2009 01:22 | #6 |
| GUESTWILLIAMS | Since the founding of the People's Republic of China 60 years ago, the Chinese economy has developed into a model of prosperity under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. China's efforts have drawn praise from around the globe. China has become a member of the world's major rising markets and is wielding increasing influence on the global economy. To many experts, China's economic success is a miracle of Asia and the world as well. Mohan Guruswamy, director of the Indian Center for Policy Alternatives and a former adviser to the finance minister. The reform and opening up policy brought China into fast development, Guruswamy said, adding that the resulting achievements show the wisdom and far-sightedness of China's leaders. China's infrastructure was improved, the commercial market was enriched, and the Chinese people's living standard was greatly enhanced at the same time, he added. Luiz Antonio Paulino, an international relations professor at Brazil's Saint Paulo state university "Only the competent Chinese Communist Party could succeed in uniting all of the people and setting the country's progress as the common target of each citizen" "All those who have visited China were impressed by the hopeful and dynamic society and could feel the Chinese people's pride in their culture and tradition," Paulino said. Russian scholar Yakov Berger appreciated China's choice of a development mode suitable for its own situation. Japanese scholar Takashi Sekiyama: China, Sekiyama said, has "learned from the failure of the planned economy," and "made decisive and skillful use of the power of the market to achieve an unprecedented economic leap forward." "China has followed a development path characterized by comparative advantages and open economy, and has set a fine example for most developing countries," he added. Kenneth Dewoskin, a senior researcher at the accounting firm Deloitte, said China's economy and living standards have experienced significant improvements during the past several decades. Residents in the cities and in the countryside have benefited since the implementation of the reform and opening up policy in 1978, said Dewoskin, who has studied China for more than 40 years. Sociologist Paul Lim, European Institute for Asian Studies: China's economic recovery amidst the ongoing global financial crisis will give a boost to the world. Peter Lewis, director of the African program at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, said African nations can learn a lot from China's development experiences. China was poor several decades ago, but now sees fast growth in its economy and a dramatic improvement in people's lives, Lewis said. Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics, said he thinks the success of China's new growth model will "benefit the rest of the world." |
| Dec 26, 2009 13:35 | #7 |
| My original post has been edited and censored . A perfect example of how far China has come, and how far it still has to go. |
| Dec 26, 2009 18:31 | #8 |
| Chairnan Mao, the man who sets the foundations of modern China's politics, cultures, economies and military and creates the potential that Chinese nation will become one of the major powers on the international stage. Bob, how far we will go...Here is the national anthem of Peoples' Republic of China that answers your queations. ''March of the Volunteers'' Arise, you who refuse to be slaves. With our flesh and blood let us build our new Great Wall. The Chinese nation has come to the time of greatest danger Every person must join in the ultimate cry: Arise! Arise! Arise! The masses are of one mind, Brave the enemy's gunfire, March on! Brave the enemy's gunfire, March on! March on! March on! on!  |
| Dec 26, 2009 22:41 | #9 |
| You should read my post again COOLSPRINGS. I never said "how far will you go" I said "how far you still have to go." There is a big difference. My response to the GUESTLIN propaganda was censored which shows "how far you still have to go". Obviously I was extremely naive because I was quite suprised to learn that even on this forum there is no such thing as freedom of speech. My deleted remarks were not offensive or in any way anti Chinese. They simply presented a different point of view. I have no interest in a forum where dissenters are gagged while propaganda is allowed. That behaviour has got the world into trouble too many times before. Au revoir and bon chance. Have a great life. |
| Dec 27, 2009 01:09 | #10 |
| The title of the initial post was always going to be a mine field waiting for the uninitiated. Bob, I think the reason we were able to talk about Bison man was that no one understood what we were talking about. Bob, please don’t go. I’ll be the only barbarian “with no shame and no ritual” left standing. Cheers, Dodger |
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