August 15th is drawing close. It is a good time to think about China's relation with Japan. Besides, a new survey on this topic was discussed in Yomiuri Shimbun, August 4, 2008. "Only about one-third of Japanese think the relationship between Japan and China is good in contrast to nearly 70 percent of Chinese who view the relationship positively, according to a survey … [Read more...] about How do the Chinese really feel about Japan, the new Yomiuri/Xinhua Survey
Why are the Chinese so upset II: Being an internationalist
Thanks for all the thoughtful feedback to my previous post. Your suggestions of overcoming East-West misunderstanding with multiculturalism (Alice Poon), attention to individual choices, within-group differences (Wu Di) and between-group commonality (Daniel) remind me of the Foreword written by former Japanese ambassador to the United Nations Hatano Yoshio for Nitobe Inazo’s … [Read more...] about Why are the Chinese so upset II: Being an internationalist
Why are the Chinese so upset about the Western human rights activists and advocate journalists? Do not violate my Chinese feelings, or, rather, sensibilities.
After lamenting Western misunderstandings of the Chinese, their political arrangements and culture, it behooves to examine some Chinese misunderstandings of the West with regard to the attention their country has received from human rights activists and advocate journalists, especially in the run-up to the Olympics. Why are the Chinese viscerally sickened by the following … [Read more...] about Why are the Chinese so upset about the Western human rights activists and advocate journalists? Do not violate my Chinese feelings, or, rather, sensibilities.
Moving on without closure: The hardiness and resilience of the Chinese society
" China presses hush money on grieving parents," according to New York Times Parents of children killed in collapsed school buildings in the Sichuan earthquake have been offered cash settlements, relaxing of the birth quota and pensions by the local government. In exchange, they are pressured to sign a contract to give up demand for investigations into official negligence and … [Read more...] about Moving on without closure: The hardiness and resilience of the Chinese society
What would the Chinese government do or fail to do for the Chinese to revoke their loyalty and support?
Several blogs have summarized two of the key findings from the 2008 Pew Global Attitude Survey in China . 1. The Chinese are overwhelmingly satisfied with the direction of their nation, its economy and its government's handling of issues critical to their lives (often with consensus in the upper 80 percents). The Chinese satisfaction with the state of the nation has improved … [Read more...] about What would the Chinese government do or fail to do for the Chinese to revoke their loyalty and support?