By China Watcher
Being the second world’s largest economy, it is appropriate for China’s to possess its own aircraft carrier. In fact, China should use this self developed refurbished technologies to produce at least 5 more aircraft carriers, to reflect its status as an emerging superpower.
Smaller nations like the Philippines and Vietnam, of course, with the US backing, have recently provoked China by erecting building structures on the disputed isles and awarding oil drilling contracts within the zone of contention. This is outright challenging China’s sovereignty over the clusters of isolated islands and atolls which are reported to be rich in natural resources particularly oil.
China must also not forget that Japan and India are highly unpredictable in its foreign policy who are deemed US “satellites” in this part of Asia.
It is the right of every nation to own weapons for self defense and we observed that superior and highly technological weapons are widely being use as a leverage to negotiate for better terms in any sharing of resources that comes about in an country to country agreement.
The launch of the carrier is a great breakthrough and fills the gap of China’s navy power and boosts the ability in combined military operations. But China is still a long way from being a great naval power. Much still remains to be done.
China recognized that the refurbishment and ship reconstruction technology would be acquired in the process in taking the former Ukraine’s vessel to the seas. China should understand that the outdated carrier would be no match for the ships of other nations in times of war. But the Western internet participants have laughed off China’s efforts, which I personally feel will revitalize China’s effort to work even harder, as it will put them on their laurels until China can produce a nuclear powered one. This will not be a difficult task considering China had already built another more fearsome military vehicle - the nuclear submarine.
China must have already realized that it has to continually develop homegrown technologies and not dependent on any nations especially those from the West who will dictate terms not to your country’s favor. I am proud that China has proved to the West that with self determination and the combined hardworking abilities of the Chinese people there is no such impossible tasks, although I have to admit it will take a longer time. The EU and US sanctions on transferring high technologies military wares to China since 1989 have proven to be useless in keeping a great nation like China from acquiring home grown technologies. Who knows in years to come, we may see some new emerging technologies coming from China of which the West do not possess. Then we will see who has the last laugh.
China development of carriers for use is different from those of the US. China's aircraft carrier will not be used for attacks, unlike US ships. The carriers will be used for self-defense. It is important to note that the US have 11 nuclear-powered, whereas the former Varyag is gas-powered, a significant difference. US fighter planes have being developed to fly off the carrier with catapult assistance and the US carriers also far have considerable more advanced weapons technology and other systems. The technologies used on the former Varyag are still in an exploratory stage.
There is no doubt that China will compete with the US for domination and influence. But this task is still underway.
Making China a powerful nation is the dream of generations of all Chinese people, including people of Chinese origins throughout the world.
Deep within my heart, I always feel that there must be someone other than the people of Caucasian origins to one day lead a section of the world with very different cultural backgrounds from the Western world, which to this very day have shown its own fair share of weaknesses.
Let us hope China will continue to develop nuclear powered carriers in a decade.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
US Orchestrated Move In Asia is Dangerous and Threaten Peace for The Chinese People
By China Watcher
The Chinese people must realize that the real threat to the Chinese people throughout the world is not from its surrounding neighbors but from the US government and its 300 million people who are threatening to disrupt Chinese from growing and taking its rightful place as another big power in world politics.
I fully agree with the views from a writer at China Daily, which is re-produced for the readers of my blog.
China has been dedicated to a peaceful external environment so that it can concentrate on domestic agendas, bring more welfare to the world's biggest population and remain committed to world and regional peace and stability.
Contrary to its desire, a spate of escalations in tensions at its doorsteps is constantly challenging its role as a low-key, broad-minded power. The latest round of tensions has stemmed from maritime disputes with countries in the region including Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam and fueled by outside forces such as the United States.
The current skirmishes between China and Japan over the sovereignty of Diaoyu Islands in East China Sea have been Tokyo's making. To reinforce the country's unreasonable claim on the islands, some Japanese fishing boats, orchestrated by the country's right-wing groups, deliberately went fishing in the adjacent waters on July 3. In the face of China's protest, the instigators had to leave in disgrace.
This is not the end of Japanese provocation. On July 4, Japan's air self-defense force sent F-15 fighters to intercept two Chinese military aircraft, which were flying in China's airspace some 60 kilometers away from the Diaoyu Islands. Statistics from Japan's ministry of defense indicate that from May to December last year Japan conducted 48 similar interceptions against China. In the first three months this year, Japanese interceptions had increased to almost 60 times.
If Tokyo does not refrain from staging such dangerous scenarios, a mid-air clash between the two militaries in the East China Sea can occur any time. If this were the case, it would change the nature of the Diaoyu Islands dispute and escalate it into a major conflict between Beijing and Tokyo. Beijing would be compelled to react strongly. Sino-Japanese ties would be seriously derailed. Such a result will serve neither country's interest, especially those of Japan's as the country is seeking Chinese support for its post-disaster rebuilding.
While a storm is simmering in the East China Sea, another has already gathered in the South China Sea. Before their foreign ministers flew to Beijing for consultations to defuse the tensions, both Vietnam and the Philippines had resorted to drastic moves in different forms to provoke China over the issue.
After their government pledged to solve the disputes with Beijing peacefully, Vietnamese protesters continued to stage demonstrations outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi. Anti-China sentiments are the highest in years in Vietnam at the moment. The country is scheduled to hold a joint military drill with the United States today. The two already held one last month amid tensions in the South China Sea.For the Philippines' part, it seems ready for both negotiations and military confrontation. Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario wound up a three-day visit to Beijing on Saturday. A joint statement released by the two governments on Friday said China and the Philippines would not allow rising tensions over conflicting claims in the South China Sea to hamper bilateral relations.
The agreement marks a welcoming sign in easing tensions. However, Manila needs to match its words with concrete deeds. There is ample evidence for Beijing to gauge that Manila intends to play the card of diplomacy and confrontation at the same time. While the country's top diplomat arrived in Beijing on Thursday, Manila was engaged in an 11-day joint drill with the US starting June 28. This saber-rattling is not only a show of US-Philippine alliance but also targets China. Before his Beijing trip, Rosario went to Washington last month to seek more US military support. Upon his request, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was prompted to pledge that the US will provide "affordable material and equipment that will assist the Philippines military to take the steps necessary to defend itself."
All these indicate Manila is gathering chips for a military confrontation with China over the South China Sea issue. But, does Manila have the competence to do so? Will a showdown with Beijing serve its own interests?
The answers to both questions are negative.
On the one hand, the island country's military muscle is no match for China's. On the other hand, Manila enjoys surplus in its trade with Beijing. Bilateral trade volume has a chance to reach $30 billion this year. A full-blown conflict with Beijing over maritime territory dispute would easily squander the rosy prospect of bilateral trade. This apparently is not in the interests of Manila.
It is believed Rosario's China visit is paving the way for Philippine President Benigno Aquino's visit to China, which is likely to take place in late August or early September. Aquino needs to take concrete moves before Beijing can be convinced of his country's sincerity in solving the disputes peacefully.
The South China Sea disputes did not break out until the late 1970s, when the waters of 3.5 million sq km were believed to have vast deposits of oil and natural gas. Since then, countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam have competed with one another to seize isles and reefs and illegally tap the resources. Today, not one of the oil wells in the disputed waters belongs to China. Instead, Chinese fishermen legally operating on Chinese maritime territory have been harassed from time to time by the Philippines and Vietnam.
As a country holding historical proof of its sovereignty over the waters, China has so far exercised utmost restraint. It does not lack the means and resources to act more assertively in defense of territorial integrity. As a responsible country, it always opts for peaceful solutions to settle disputes with its neighbors.However, some countries in the region have taken advantage of China's restraint. To grab more benefits from the South China Sea, they have instigated the latest outbreak of disputes and vilified China as a bully in the international community.
The US strategy to seek a bigger role in the region has obviously fueled those countries' ambitions. One day before Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Beijing for a four-day visit, the US, Japan and Australia held naval drills in the South China Sea. The first of its kind since 2007, the show of force by the three outside forces clearly aims to contain China.
The US has orchestrated several military drills in the past month with countries in maritime territorial disputes with China. It has turned the South China Sea into the US playground to project its power in Asia.
The US meddling has aroused indignation from China. In a joint news conference with Mullen on Monday in Beijing, Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, criticized the US for masterminding the series of military drills at China's doorsteps and said the timing was very inappropriate.
The US military presence in the region should contribute to peace, not bring displeasure to the region, which was continuously warned by the Chinese Military.
For the South China Sea issue, claimant countries should understand that peaceful consultation is the only way to resolve the disputes. Washington's support would not come to them as a free lunch.
In conclusion, the US needs to perceive the rise of China as a chance for win-win cooperation on the regional and global stage. Treating China as a threat and containing it in the South China Sea issue would be a bad judgment benefiting neither country's interests. If Washington continues to go along the wrong direction, it should prepare for the severe consequences.
If there is a outbreak of another war, it will define changing countries borders. I wonder whether Vietnam, Philippines and the irritant, Japan would exist. China could be gone who knows, so is a large part of the US especially on the West Coast
The Chinese people must realize that the real threat to the Chinese people throughout the world is not from its surrounding neighbors but from the US government and its 300 million people who are threatening to disrupt Chinese from growing and taking its rightful place as another big power in world politics.
I fully agree with the views from a writer at China Daily, which is re-produced for the readers of my blog.
China has been dedicated to a peaceful external environment so that it can concentrate on domestic agendas, bring more welfare to the world's biggest population and remain committed to world and regional peace and stability.
Contrary to its desire, a spate of escalations in tensions at its doorsteps is constantly challenging its role as a low-key, broad-minded power. The latest round of tensions has stemmed from maritime disputes with countries in the region including Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam and fueled by outside forces such as the United States.
The current skirmishes between China and Japan over the sovereignty of Diaoyu Islands in East China Sea have been Tokyo's making. To reinforce the country's unreasonable claim on the islands, some Japanese fishing boats, orchestrated by the country's right-wing groups, deliberately went fishing in the adjacent waters on July 3. In the face of China's protest, the instigators had to leave in disgrace.
This is not the end of Japanese provocation. On July 4, Japan's air self-defense force sent F-15 fighters to intercept two Chinese military aircraft, which were flying in China's airspace some 60 kilometers away from the Diaoyu Islands. Statistics from Japan's ministry of defense indicate that from May to December last year Japan conducted 48 similar interceptions against China. In the first three months this year, Japanese interceptions had increased to almost 60 times.
If Tokyo does not refrain from staging such dangerous scenarios, a mid-air clash between the two militaries in the East China Sea can occur any time. If this were the case, it would change the nature of the Diaoyu Islands dispute and escalate it into a major conflict between Beijing and Tokyo. Beijing would be compelled to react strongly. Sino-Japanese ties would be seriously derailed. Such a result will serve neither country's interest, especially those of Japan's as the country is seeking Chinese support for its post-disaster rebuilding.
While a storm is simmering in the East China Sea, another has already gathered in the South China Sea. Before their foreign ministers flew to Beijing for consultations to defuse the tensions, both Vietnam and the Philippines had resorted to drastic moves in different forms to provoke China over the issue.
After their government pledged to solve the disputes with Beijing peacefully, Vietnamese protesters continued to stage demonstrations outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi. Anti-China sentiments are the highest in years in Vietnam at the moment. The country is scheduled to hold a joint military drill with the United States today. The two already held one last month amid tensions in the South China Sea.For the Philippines' part, it seems ready for both negotiations and military confrontation. Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario wound up a three-day visit to Beijing on Saturday. A joint statement released by the two governments on Friday said China and the Philippines would not allow rising tensions over conflicting claims in the South China Sea to hamper bilateral relations.
The agreement marks a welcoming sign in easing tensions. However, Manila needs to match its words with concrete deeds. There is ample evidence for Beijing to gauge that Manila intends to play the card of diplomacy and confrontation at the same time. While the country's top diplomat arrived in Beijing on Thursday, Manila was engaged in an 11-day joint drill with the US starting June 28. This saber-rattling is not only a show of US-Philippine alliance but also targets China. Before his Beijing trip, Rosario went to Washington last month to seek more US military support. Upon his request, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was prompted to pledge that the US will provide "affordable material and equipment that will assist the Philippines military to take the steps necessary to defend itself."
All these indicate Manila is gathering chips for a military confrontation with China over the South China Sea issue. But, does Manila have the competence to do so? Will a showdown with Beijing serve its own interests?
The answers to both questions are negative.
On the one hand, the island country's military muscle is no match for China's. On the other hand, Manila enjoys surplus in its trade with Beijing. Bilateral trade volume has a chance to reach $30 billion this year. A full-blown conflict with Beijing over maritime territory dispute would easily squander the rosy prospect of bilateral trade. This apparently is not in the interests of Manila.
It is believed Rosario's China visit is paving the way for Philippine President Benigno Aquino's visit to China, which is likely to take place in late August or early September. Aquino needs to take concrete moves before Beijing can be convinced of his country's sincerity in solving the disputes peacefully.
The South China Sea disputes did not break out until the late 1970s, when the waters of 3.5 million sq km were believed to have vast deposits of oil and natural gas. Since then, countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam have competed with one another to seize isles and reefs and illegally tap the resources. Today, not one of the oil wells in the disputed waters belongs to China. Instead, Chinese fishermen legally operating on Chinese maritime territory have been harassed from time to time by the Philippines and Vietnam.
As a country holding historical proof of its sovereignty over the waters, China has so far exercised utmost restraint. It does not lack the means and resources to act more assertively in defense of territorial integrity. As a responsible country, it always opts for peaceful solutions to settle disputes with its neighbors.However, some countries in the region have taken advantage of China's restraint. To grab more benefits from the South China Sea, they have instigated the latest outbreak of disputes and vilified China as a bully in the international community.
The US strategy to seek a bigger role in the region has obviously fueled those countries' ambitions. One day before Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Beijing for a four-day visit, the US, Japan and Australia held naval drills in the South China Sea. The first of its kind since 2007, the show of force by the three outside forces clearly aims to contain China.
The US has orchestrated several military drills in the past month with countries in maritime territorial disputes with China. It has turned the South China Sea into the US playground to project its power in Asia.
The US meddling has aroused indignation from China. In a joint news conference with Mullen on Monday in Beijing, Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, criticized the US for masterminding the series of military drills at China's doorsteps and said the timing was very inappropriate.
The US military presence in the region should contribute to peace, not bring displeasure to the region, which was continuously warned by the Chinese Military.
For the South China Sea issue, claimant countries should understand that peaceful consultation is the only way to resolve the disputes. Washington's support would not come to them as a free lunch.
In conclusion, the US needs to perceive the rise of China as a chance for win-win cooperation on the regional and global stage. Treating China as a threat and containing it in the South China Sea issue would be a bad judgment benefiting neither country's interests. If Washington continues to go along the wrong direction, it should prepare for the severe consequences.
If there is a outbreak of another war, it will define changing countries borders. I wonder whether Vietnam, Philippines and the irritant, Japan would exist. China could be gone who knows, so is a large part of the US especially on the West Coast
Friday, July 8, 2011
Chinese is to be taught in Swedish schools
By China Watcher
Sweden, a former Viking country in northern Europe has been supportive of the European crusade against China on human rights but has so far taken a softer approach (non confrontational) as compared to Norway which has been in the forefront (through a disguised Committee with hidden agenda) in awarding the shamed Nobel Peace Prize to a criminal dissident from China last year.
The country has taken a bold and wise decision to introduce Chinese as an important foreign language at all primary and secondary schools and this would take around 15 years for the school systems to adjust. In 15 years time, you could probably get to observe younger Swedish citizens speaking Chinese among themselves,
The decision to prioritize the Chinese language is seen as a move to recognize the importance of China from the economic standpoint as compared to French and Spanish languages which were presently being used widely more because of the impact of colonization over the last 500 years and not from the economic standpoint.
For a start, we understand the Swedish authorities would begin the recruitment of qualified educators who can teach Chinese and assigned them to the schools.
I commend the Swedish administration move which will bring closer ties between the Chinese and the Swedish people.
Sweden, a former Viking country in northern Europe has been supportive of the European crusade against China on human rights but has so far taken a softer approach (non confrontational) as compared to Norway which has been in the forefront (through a disguised Committee with hidden agenda) in awarding the shamed Nobel Peace Prize to a criminal dissident from China last year.
The country has taken a bold and wise decision to introduce Chinese as an important foreign language at all primary and secondary schools and this would take around 15 years for the school systems to adjust. In 15 years time, you could probably get to observe younger Swedish citizens speaking Chinese among themselves,
The decision to prioritize the Chinese language is seen as a move to recognize the importance of China from the economic standpoint as compared to French and Spanish languages which were presently being used widely more because of the impact of colonization over the last 500 years and not from the economic standpoint.
For a start, we understand the Swedish authorities would begin the recruitment of qualified educators who can teach Chinese and assigned them to the schools.
I commend the Swedish administration move which will bring closer ties between the Chinese and the Swedish people.
Friday, June 24, 2011
China Soccer Blues
By China Watcher
China was beaten by Oman last night 3-1 in an Olympic Soccer Qualifying match which, once again, put the Chinese population to shame. A nation with the largest population of 1.3 billion in the world at a strong economic position cannot even form a 'decent" outfit to represent the country. By the way, Oman has a small population of only 5 million.
What is really wrong with Chinese soccer? Corruption, an old issue?
I would probably suggest a full revamp of the whole top down Chinese Soccer Federation and appoint new corporates to run it. The Chinese need to learn from the Koreans and the Japanese how they have revitalized their soccer fortunes in the heydays of the 80s to what it is today. Even Chinese leading soccer clubs are not doing well in the Asian Champions league.
There is really something very wrong in the youth development programs. The younger players are not coming up especially Chinese appearance in the Asian U15, Youth qualification for the U-17 are clearly very disappointing. The Olympics features U-23 players which will provide the core of its world cup squad in the near future and this does not measure up well for Chinese soccer.
I am questioning whether physically or maybe there is an attribute or quality in the DNA of a Chinese which is not made up to play soccer or football in other parts of the world.
Then again, the Koreans and Japanese are from the same strain of DNA genetics. Why?
This is clearly a big wake-up call to the Chinese sports authorities that there is clearly a big problem and something needs to be drastically done to appease the many soccer fans in China.
China was beaten by Oman last night 3-1 in an Olympic Soccer Qualifying match which, once again, put the Chinese population to shame. A nation with the largest population of 1.3 billion in the world at a strong economic position cannot even form a 'decent" outfit to represent the country. By the way, Oman has a small population of only 5 million.
What is really wrong with Chinese soccer? Corruption, an old issue?
I would probably suggest a full revamp of the whole top down Chinese Soccer Federation and appoint new corporates to run it. The Chinese need to learn from the Koreans and the Japanese how they have revitalized their soccer fortunes in the heydays of the 80s to what it is today. Even Chinese leading soccer clubs are not doing well in the Asian Champions league.
There is really something very wrong in the youth development programs. The younger players are not coming up especially Chinese appearance in the Asian U15, Youth qualification for the U-17 are clearly very disappointing. The Olympics features U-23 players which will provide the core of its world cup squad in the near future and this does not measure up well for Chinese soccer.
I am questioning whether physically or maybe there is an attribute or quality in the DNA of a Chinese which is not made up to play soccer or football in other parts of the world.
Then again, the Koreans and Japanese are from the same strain of DNA genetics. Why?
This is clearly a big wake-up call to the Chinese sports authorities that there is clearly a big problem and something needs to be drastically done to appease the many soccer fans in China.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Epoch Times is a mouth piece of the Illegal Falun Gong cult
By China Watcher
Last night I went out to have a dinner with my family at an eatery shop serving Northern Indian Food and I managed to get hold of a free copy of the Epoch Times (English version) and the translated Mandarin copy, which were freely distributed in a country in South East Asia.
I was shocked by the written content in the paper which contained mostly anti-China news and the promotion of the banned Falun Gong. What I could not bear was the amount of news which were twisted to portray China as a big bully and a destroyer of Western forms of human rights. The articles published reminded me of some US newspapers who are championing a hidden agenda – to bash China at every known way it could to demonize China to the general public.
I performed a check on the Net and it is not a surprise that the Epoch Times is funded by the Falun Gong cult, a religious grouping who had been focused at overthrowing the current Chinese government in China. Is it possible? Nope, without the public or the Chinese support at large it is highly remote. That is the reason why they are actively promoting their cause to the world including the overseas Chinese.
What saddened me was that the Falun Gong (and the Tibetan dissidents) had been used as pawns by the Western world to promote the Western World hidden agenda that is to introduce Western type of democracy in China.
I am sure the Falun Gong has many followers and supporters (the human rights activists, Amnesty International and the US Congress) and the most important of all, the US government. To fund this particular exercise through the printed media as well as from the many online sites would require massive amount of free funds and I would not be the least surprise if the US government are fully behind this.
The “forces” behind this strong support wanted to cause instability in present China, with the hope to create an environment which would bring about a change of government that is more democratic and one which is fully dependent on them and if possible to be administered with a dotted line reporting to the US government. China, after all, is the only nation in the world who will be able to undermine the US dominance status (the last 80 years) in this world. The West has to date refused to admit that this autocratic government has succeeded to achieve many No 1s throughout the world.
When I left the place, I noted there were still many copies left at the corner of the shop even though it is free. I am sure there are many first time readers like me who thought that it is just a normal international paper which will provide a more balanced reporting. We were obviously wrong.
The copies which I took from the restaurant ended as paper trash fit for use in the toilet!
Last night I went out to have a dinner with my family at an eatery shop serving Northern Indian Food and I managed to get hold of a free copy of the Epoch Times (English version) and the translated Mandarin copy, which were freely distributed in a country in South East Asia.
I was shocked by the written content in the paper which contained mostly anti-China news and the promotion of the banned Falun Gong. What I could not bear was the amount of news which were twisted to portray China as a big bully and a destroyer of Western forms of human rights. The articles published reminded me of some US newspapers who are championing a hidden agenda – to bash China at every known way it could to demonize China to the general public.
I performed a check on the Net and it is not a surprise that the Epoch Times is funded by the Falun Gong cult, a religious grouping who had been focused at overthrowing the current Chinese government in China. Is it possible? Nope, without the public or the Chinese support at large it is highly remote. That is the reason why they are actively promoting their cause to the world including the overseas Chinese.
What saddened me was that the Falun Gong (and the Tibetan dissidents) had been used as pawns by the Western world to promote the Western World hidden agenda that is to introduce Western type of democracy in China.
I am sure the Falun Gong has many followers and supporters (the human rights activists, Amnesty International and the US Congress) and the most important of all, the US government. To fund this particular exercise through the printed media as well as from the many online sites would require massive amount of free funds and I would not be the least surprise if the US government are fully behind this.
The “forces” behind this strong support wanted to cause instability in present China, with the hope to create an environment which would bring about a change of government that is more democratic and one which is fully dependent on them and if possible to be administered with a dotted line reporting to the US government. China, after all, is the only nation in the world who will be able to undermine the US dominance status (the last 80 years) in this world. The West has to date refused to admit that this autocratic government has succeeded to achieve many No 1s throughout the world.
When I left the place, I noted there were still many copies left at the corner of the shop even though it is free. I am sure there are many first time readers like me who thought that it is just a normal international paper which will provide a more balanced reporting. We were obviously wrong.
The copies which I took from the restaurant ended as paper trash fit for use in the toilet!
Saturday, June 4, 2011
China's Li Na wins a Grand Slam Tournament
By China Watcher
Just watched the completion of the French's Ladies Tennis Open on Live TV and was pleased that this is the first Chinese women and an Asian to win a big tennis tournament by beating Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6.
There is something very odd after so many years which the West has yet to get it right on Chinese Names, that is, the surname is stated last and which is always preceded by the actual name like Na Li that sounds odd to a Chinese. Anyway, the West always like to push its weight around and insisted as usual that their way is the best. On a brighter note, there are some Westerners who have been to Asia who had accepted the fact that the Chinese are different.
Well, who cares what the West thought is odd about the Chinese way of arranging the names. Li Na has certainly created history and hopefully, there will be more Chinese champions in a sport, which is still largely dominated by the West (including Australians).
Congrats to Li Na, you are awesome!
Just watched the completion of the French's Ladies Tennis Open on Live TV and was pleased that this is the first Chinese women and an Asian to win a big tennis tournament by beating Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6.
There is something very odd after so many years which the West has yet to get it right on Chinese Names, that is, the surname is stated last and which is always preceded by the actual name like Na Li that sounds odd to a Chinese. Anyway, the West always like to push its weight around and insisted as usual that their way is the best. On a brighter note, there are some Westerners who have been to Asia who had accepted the fact that the Chinese are different.
Well, who cares what the West thought is odd about the Chinese way of arranging the names. Li Na has certainly created history and hopefully, there will be more Chinese champions in a sport, which is still largely dominated by the West (including Australians).
Congrats to Li Na, you are awesome!
Friday, April 29, 2011
What is the big fuss over the Royal Wedding?
By China Watcher
Over the past few weeks, especially, former British colonies, like Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, India where the people and its media are fascinated with the wedding of the second in line to the British Monarchy. These people and the media have nothing better to do than to highlight the wedding so prominently in its attempt to build up a “make-believe” fantasy which has been missing from their own lives. There will be a live telecast of the event like the World Cup! Sad, isn’t it. Some of my own family members were also looking forward to witness the wedding, which to me is just a normal matrimony between two loving individuals. The event of course will be lavishly and extravagantly celebrated by the British people.
The British people, who wanted something to cheer up their own miserable lives, with the "Wedding" is perfectly understandable which after all, the royal family is actually their own creation when they disbanded direct Royal rule for the Constitutional Monarchy political system years ago. But for other people who do not depend on these events concerning the Royal Family for their livelihood and the happenings in Britain, why do we actually pay so much attention to it?
If the British couple survives the marriage or wanted to kill each other, how does this concern us? If this is not worshipping another fellow human being, I really don’t know what to say. In this world, we are taught to only look up to intelligent beings and leaders who can share innovative and beneficial ideas which will bring about development to mankind. And the royal family is definitely not on my list.
In China, at least it is being depicted just as a marriage and also, in the US, there is no such fanfare over just a simple wedding. At least there is sanity in this part of the world.
Over the past few weeks, especially, former British colonies, like Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, India where the people and its media are fascinated with the wedding of the second in line to the British Monarchy. These people and the media have nothing better to do than to highlight the wedding so prominently in its attempt to build up a “make-believe” fantasy which has been missing from their own lives. There will be a live telecast of the event like the World Cup! Sad, isn’t it. Some of my own family members were also looking forward to witness the wedding, which to me is just a normal matrimony between two loving individuals. The event of course will be lavishly and extravagantly celebrated by the British people.
The British people, who wanted something to cheer up their own miserable lives, with the "Wedding" is perfectly understandable which after all, the royal family is actually their own creation when they disbanded direct Royal rule for the Constitutional Monarchy political system years ago. But for other people who do not depend on these events concerning the Royal Family for their livelihood and the happenings in Britain, why do we actually pay so much attention to it?
If the British couple survives the marriage or wanted to kill each other, how does this concern us? If this is not worshipping another fellow human being, I really don’t know what to say. In this world, we are taught to only look up to intelligent beings and leaders who can share innovative and beneficial ideas which will bring about development to mankind. And the royal family is definitely not on my list.
In China, at least it is being depicted just as a marriage and also, in the US, there is no such fanfare over just a simple wedding. At least there is sanity in this part of the world.
Friday, April 8, 2011
China should tell Germany to mind its own business
By China Watcher
I have not been writing anything for the past few months because of busy work schedule.
This morning I managed to catch a glimpse of a news report stating that the Chinese Ambassador to Germany has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry over not the fate of a German citizen but over a Chinese writer who was detained over issues pertaining to economic matters.
It comes as no surprise to me because of the meddling ways the West would try to put its foot into Chinese internal affairs just because China has different ideology and own approach in handling citizens who breaks Chinese laws.
Well, Germany is not what it used to be when it controlled part of Shanghai and Tsingtao during the early 20th Century as what is called "Slicing of the Chinese Melon". It is just an European power which is very good in making cars with a population of not more than 100 million. Yet, it wanted to act like a big brother to the US in questioning the local laws of the Chinese.
China should just tell the Germans to look at themselves first and most important, tell them point blank.. it will affects Sino-German relations in the long run.
Minus 10 points on Sino-German relations. The Chinese should start thinking twice about buying Mercedes and BMW.
I have not been writing anything for the past few months because of busy work schedule.
This morning I managed to catch a glimpse of a news report stating that the Chinese Ambassador to Germany has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry over not the fate of a German citizen but over a Chinese writer who was detained over issues pertaining to economic matters.
It comes as no surprise to me because of the meddling ways the West would try to put its foot into Chinese internal affairs just because China has different ideology and own approach in handling citizens who breaks Chinese laws.
Well, Germany is not what it used to be when it controlled part of Shanghai and Tsingtao during the early 20th Century as what is called "Slicing of the Chinese Melon". It is just an European power which is very good in making cars with a population of not more than 100 million. Yet, it wanted to act like a big brother to the US in questioning the local laws of the Chinese.
China should just tell the Germans to look at themselves first and most important, tell them point blank.. it will affects Sino-German relations in the long run.
Minus 10 points on Sino-German relations. The Chinese should start thinking twice about buying Mercedes and BMW.
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