A true heroine
"Oppose splittism, Protect stability, Encourage development" is the new China slogan for the Tibetans in its new reeducation programme coming soon near you in Tibet.
According to the report from Taipei Times, an English daily based in Taipei, "China has stepped up so-called 'patriotic campaigns' in monasteries in Tibet requiring Tibetan Buddhist monks to denounce the Dalai Lama and declare their loyalty to Beijing." Reminiscing the 60's?
Other than that, there is the new red army movement in full speed equipped with not Mao's little red book but the little red mouse. As a result, with their 'patriotism', Ms Wang, a Duke University student and a Han Chinese, is now the 'traitor' and the number one enemy of the whole China because of her outspokenness for the Tibetans during the Free-Tibet demonstration in San Francisco.
As a result, not only her parents' names, address in China, and her background information are exposed, her life may also be in danger. Massive amount of anti-Wang blogs and forums sprouted since her exposure from the demonstration and all of them contain vows to take her blood.
Supposedly, Tibet was the trigger, though what caused this increasing hatred from China to the rest of the world is obviously from the past residue during the Mao and Dung era. Nevertheless, all the Chinese people's argument on how the western media has so far failed to be coherent.
I really can't agree with those so-called democrats who urge China to give greater freedom to Tibetans, or raise the issue of Darfur.A fallacious argument - (Red Herring) two wrongs make a right. (Yes, I did wiki it but I do remember it from H's class.)Look at what the US and UK have done to Iraq. Will these people protest over the London Olympic Games? --- student, China
In conclusion, the Chinese individuals need to understand that standing up for the ignorance of your government, who repeatedly fails to admit and learn from its failures from history, would make you seem ever more dumb and backwards, not the western criticisms.
1 comment:
As always, some real insight and very clever turns of phrase (little red mouse, etc.)
The propaganda and thought-control in PRC is indeed scary. What really amazes me is that the Chinese people just don't get the concept of a common humanity. They really see themselves as a different tribe/race… which is so NOT the point of the Olympics.
And for some strange reason that I don't understand, their government encourages the Chinese people to become nationalistic/patriotic at a time when what they need is to show that they are human beings like the rest of us.
A great blog, Mon. Give us more insight. Not many people have an appreciation of both East and West, and can write something meaningful!
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