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Watching the torch 7:54pm on 02 May 2008 Why it is so slow to moderate comments???
China is changing 7:53pm on 02 May 2008 I am an American born to Chinese mother and American father, as far as I am concerned that it is natural for the west to bash and make fun of others under the cover so called 'free press' or 'balanced media' or 'freedom of speech'. This is just part of their nature. They are 'nice' to you as long as you are under them. They are 'polite' to you as long as you listen to them. The rising of China is just something they just don't feel comfortable about it. China is largest country of the east where as US is the largest and most powerful country of the west. They just cannot watch the rising China without change its political structure. With the fast development happening in China, it is seen, to the west, as a threat to many of the western countries leading by the US. These western countries, no matter how the US is acting differently on some international issues, they are still closer allies than they are to China, no matter how China changes its political structure or how China wants to be close to them. They never question if US is too powerful or if Japan is too powerful for that matter. Of course not. They are using Japan and India to watch China. No one said anything when US was the biggest polluter in the world. USA is the largest arm supplier in the world in fact US and Russia are the biggest suppliers of arms to Darfur and US accuses China. US have the largest prison system in relation to its population in the world and still has death penalty. No one boycott anything US does even it illegally invaded Iraq under fabricated reason and false statements. When 9/11 happened, they consider it as terrorist attack. When the Tibet riots is considered as peaceful protest. When Chinese army were there to restore the social order is considered as government oppression or crack down. When Israel air bomb and missiles attack Palestinian is considered anti-terrorist. When China builds railway to Tibet, open schools, open shops to open up Tibet to the outside world , get non-Tibetan connected to Tibetan people and culture, raise education level and standard of living are considered threat to Tibetan culture. When Israel build walls to isolate Palestinian and gun-point at Palestinians at checkpoint on a daily basis are acceptable. For all these facts, the west is still expecting no complains or different opinions from normal Chinese people (which has nothing to do with what the Chinese government thinks or does) about the biased press of the west. They love you when you bashing China even baselessly but they label the normal Chinese who praise the rising of China and love for their country as brainwashed or the Chinese government is doing the propaganda. Is the west blinded about all these facts? Of course they are not blinded. Instead, they are fully aware of everything. They just do what's best for them and not necessary for others. In conclusion, I don't give much hope for a balanced and justified press from the west about China ever as long as China proudly keeps its own identity just like others do. This is just too bad and too sad. China is not perfect and far from it. China needs improvement but no by imposing force from others. China in fact has improved drastically and should be recognized or criticized constructively rather than bashed baselessly and constantly. . China needs to open up more. This is the only way for the Chinese people to be able to play a big part in the international stage.

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