On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:37:47 -0700 (PDT), RichAsianKid
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> wrote:
>http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/calling-china/?ref=opinion
>
>March 30, 2008, 11:13 pm
>Calling China
>
>By Nicholas D. Kristof
>
>I think I'm going to write my next column about China, in the wake of
>the Tibetan protests, and I'd love to hear from some Chinese readers.
>For those of you in China, has the Times website been restored so that
>you can access this site? I gather that it was cut off after the
>Tibetan upheavals, but maybe the links have been restored. In any
>case, my sense is that many Chinese -- whether in China or outside the
>country -- are deeply indignant at U.S. media coverage of Tibet in
>particular and China-U.S. relations in general. I get waves of angry
>emails whenever I write about China and Darfur. So here's your chance:
>What do we get wrong, and why?
Simple. You won't get anything wrong if you intend to do business with
China. You will most certainly get everything wrong if you intend to
do harm to China. It's what's in your own heart that really counts.
You have no one to blame or thank for except yourself. It's entirely
your call.
>
>Frankly, it strikes me that China's problems are rather similar to
>America's: an obliviousness to how one's own country is perceived
>abroad, a nationalistic people who are sometimes blind to the power of
>nationalism on the part of others (e.g. Iraqis and Tibetans), lousy
>leader****p in the center, and a tendency to take steps intended to
>preserve national security that end up undermining that security.
>
>What do you think? Are the parallels real? Americans are welcome to
>weigh in as well, but In particular I'd love to get some thoughtful
>Chinese voices.
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