| "To help is good but to force others to accept the help is often written in the history book as invading. That is the reason why people in China often use the term "Interfere Internal Affairs" to describe what American are doing." Great statement, JS! You use the word invasion, a Chinese friend I talked to opted for another word: "colonization". When discussing how to help a country as large as China or India, people often try to figure out how to do the best to the majority of people because it's hard to help literally everyone. In this context, we mustn't only think about whether foreign aid is welcomed in China. No, we need to go one step further. We must also ponder if the large-scale Westernization really benefits the majority(!) of Chinese people. I find it quite understandable if some ordinary people complain about being colonized; being flooded by undesirable Western stuff extinguishing (sic! - I know it sound harsh, but he used this word) the Chinese culture; being employed, paid bad and looked down upon by Western people who are often considered the superior race; and faring worse than prior to the economic reform in relative terms. I'm not criticizing the economic reform at all (no wonder, since I grew up in Europe). But I do have understanding for people who have not benefited from it. If Western countries, esp. the U.S., continue to push through Western support and aid, they're not necessarily doing a favour to the majority of Chinese people. |
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