| And on the other side, to wonton and Kevin here-- again, I sympathize with your feelings here (I have another, longer post on general public relations issues for China that is in the moderation cue for the previous Tibet thread). I'm just saying that these boycotts and trade wars, hostilities in general, are mutually damaging to all sides. Again, most French respect you and don't agree with the wheelchair attackers-- and in fact, French police stopped those attackers. Likewise, even most Japanese I know have a lot of respect for the Chinese. The Japanese invasion in the 1930's against China was horrible, but China and Japan have a much longer history that goes on for many centuries before that. And throughout most of that history, China and Japan have had a relationship of mutual respect. Japan's very writing system and language bear China's impact in every corner, and most Japanese I know consider China to be a fellow brother-in-arms, an advanced Asian nation that can cut through all the old stereotypes and demonstrate that the potential for East Asians as world leaders in science, technology, business, culture and even human rights, as China continues to improve. Let's all cool down a little and recognize that. Most individual Chinese, Japanese, French, Americans, British, Germans and Italians, we get along fine with each other and have good relations. We have a lot more to gain by working with each other and pushing each other's hot buttons. The last thing the world needs, these days, is still more needless, stupid, unnecessary conflict. Don't let those idiot protesters in Paris, London and San Francisco make you think this is Western opinion. It isn't. Most of us just want to be your good neighbors and partners! |
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