On Fri, 30 May 2008 10:28:48 GMT, Vincent Brannigan
wrote:
PaPaPeng wrote:
On Thu, 29 May 2008 12:49:45 -0700, (JJS)
wrote:
Just a thought but Mr. Lui as a ³veteran diplomat and former Chinese
ambassador² may be doing what we in the US call ³spin².
Chinese don't do the Washington spin thing. The blowback is not worth
the trouble as Dubya should realize by now. Anyway the former
ambassador was on his way to a higher post in Beijing. It's very rare
for a career official to make a personal comment. This article was a
lucky catch on an important point. Do realize that had there been a
contract with Spielberg there is a fine point in law called A Breach
of Contract. Spielberg would have been sued off his pants for
unilaterally and impulsively breaking it. Its safe to assume he will
never work in China again. Same with Sharon Stone and some rude pop
diva.
it is certainly safe to say it about about any person who offends the
leaderships of a thuggish authoritarian country with a tightly enforced
party line
The Government of China does not sully herself responding to stupid
individuals. There is no Nixon type or Bush type "enemies list." The
Government of China does not hire individuals or outside firms to
advice it on policies and on PR matters. There are no neocon think
tanks and dual loyalty high officials who can turn China upside down
for the benefit of another country. Only Americans do that. When
stupid individuals attack China on issues where China is univocally
the innocent party the popular resentment and anger is real and across
the whole country. No business agent, no organizer will be so stupid
as to have any further dealings with these people and organizations
ever. They will never work again in China.
As for thuggish etc. do compare the welcome China's leaders get when
they visit countries in the rest of the world. Real work gets done and
billions of dollars in bilateral projects gets signed. Bush gets their
riots squads out and the rioters into the headlines even when he
visits supposed friendly allies such as Britian, Germany, France and
Australia. That kind of photo op he doesn't need. Bush and the EU
leader seldom if ever dare to venture out on state visits and they
seldom get invited to do so anyway. Results man. Results. I's not
what you want to believe in. It's what is happening around you that
matters and whether that gives the desired results.
One day perhaps China will grow up into a real country that tolerates
and encourages diverse opinions for their own sake
Vince
Fundamentalist Christians. Church for sex with multiple underaged
brides. Racial tensions with blacks, hispanics, rednecks, Muslims.
Unsafe streets. Gay marriages. Schools that cannot provide basic
el-hi education. A health care delivery system that is the most costly
scandal on this planet. Infrastructure that is falling apart. The
inability to produce a (presidential hopeful) leader that most people
can agree on or at least not subject to some vicious and divisive
attack on fundamental competency and morals. Business leaders whose
greed and incompetence have bankrupted the wealthiest country on this
planet. Destroyed the middle class now fearful for their future in
retirement. A President who is clueless to let this all happen on his
watch. A President who cannot claim a single positive achivement in
his entire two terms in office. A President who fabricated evidence to
invade and destroy a country, killing a million and maiming much more
and who continues to do so for so crass a purpose as to steal their
oil. And failed to succeed. A military that is forced to scrape the
dregs of society to find recruits. A government that abandons these
same soldiers to their horrible wounds.... much much more. If that's
diversity thank you but no thanks.