Chinese Bloggers React to Spielberg’s Move

Posted on February 18, 2008
Filed Under Sudan, Darfur, Africa, China |

Interesting points of view.

Like I said, the 2008 Olympics are already tainted. Plus, China’s “no strings attached” investment policy isn’t exactly nice. It benefits African governments but does no real favors to the people themselves. We Africans should investment serious time and effort in understanding China’s intentions towards our continent.

Due to Africa’s lack of understanding of the character and real intentions of China, its relationship with the emerging Asian giant remains largely unbalanced and unfavourable to the interests of the African people.

Right on.

Comments

2 Responses to “Chinese Bloggers React to Spielberg’s Move”

  1. Craig on February 18th, 2008 8:39 am

    The Chinese are very nationalistic, so those blog comments don’t surprise me. My ex-wife loves the communists to this day, despite the fact that her family had to leave China when they fell from favor with the communist party, and her grandfather died in a re-education camp. That’s one very important aspect of Chinese culture that it is important to understand. Another, is how the Chinese do business. There is no concept of “fair play” - if they can screw you, they will. And they won’t even feel bad about it, it’s your fault for letting yourself get screwed. That sounds like a stereotype, but it’s so obviously true that I don’t think it can be easily disproved. The Chinese really do have a great culture, though. There are soem negative aspects, but in general there is a lot to admire about the Chinese.

  2. Drima on February 20th, 2008 8:50 am

    I’m not surprised by the views expressed by Chinese bloggers. After all their media is controlled and keeps propagating the “it’s the water shortage and drought that caused the Darfur crisis” lie. Yes, that’s a root cause but the systematic killings and ethnic cleansing carried out by the Khartoum-backed Janjaweed were real and horrific. Most Chinese bloggers it seems, are unaware of those things.

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