May 4th is international youth day. In this day, Youth of China in the U.S got together to support China and the coming Olympic. Here is a vedio of what was happening.
On one side of the coin, I think this clip shows how Chinese people can express their patriotism in a peaceful way without hotile, anti-French sentiment. Not every Chinese is insecure, xenophobic nationalist as Time magazine correspondent Simon Elegant portrays. Many Chinese still want to show a nice face to the world.
But on the other side of the coin, a person who questions the wisdom of a call to boycott Carrefour or the way Chinese government handling Tibetan issue can easily be the subject of attacks and be branded as "traitor" under the rising nationalism of Chinese.
What happened in Tibet,you and me couldn't know exactly,since we were not there. No matter Chinese media or foreign media all set their agenda. I think if you want to know the real Tibet, you should go to Tibet rather then read or listen to people who are not authentic. Tibetans out of Tibet cannot represent the will of people who live there. Chinese people boycott Carrefour is a way to express their dissatisfaction. I think on Tibetan issue, Chinese government's performance is not bad. They protect people need protect.
On Time megazine, we learn that Ju Jia (胡佳) has been detended (and now sentenced for three years in jail by authorities) because of his views on topics such as the government's AIDS policy and Tibet. Although I can't find his view of Tibet on his blog, I find this post: http://hujiachina.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2E61195DD50A5E9A!250.entry
It's very touching. You should spend a little time reading it. I hope when every Chinese loudly proclaim their love of China, they can also remember Hu Jia.
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On one side of the coin, I think this clip shows how Chinese people can express their patriotism in a peaceful way without hotile, anti-French sentiment. Not every Chinese is insecure, xenophobic nationalist as Time magazine correspondent Simon Elegant portrays. Many Chinese still want to show a nice face to the world.
But on the other side of the coin, a person who questions the wisdom of a call to boycott Carrefour or the way Chinese government handling Tibetan issue can easily be the subject of attacks and be branded as "traitor" under the rising nationalism of Chinese.
How do you think?
What happened in Tibet,you and me couldn't know exactly,since we were not there. No matter Chinese media or foreign media all set their agenda. I think if you want to know the real Tibet, you should go to Tibet rather then read or listen to people who are not authentic. Tibetans out of Tibet cannot represent the will of people who live there.
Chinese people boycott Carrefour is a way to express their dissatisfaction. I think on Tibetan issue, Chinese government's performance is not bad. They protect people need protect.
On Time megazine, we learn that Ju Jia (胡佳) has been detended (and now sentenced for three years in jail by authorities) because of his views on topics such as the government's AIDS policy and Tibet. Although I can't find his view of Tibet on his blog, I find this post:
http://hujiachina.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2E61195DD50A5E9A!250.entry
It's very touching. You should spend a little time reading it. I hope when every Chinese loudly proclaim their love of China, they can also remember Hu Jia.
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