Chinahand Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 The Chinese Government says this video is a lie. And have banned all of China from viewing anything on Youtube because it and similar videos which can be found there. BBC's take on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman2 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 thats disgusting .. and all the while the world was looking at chinas olympic fireworks displays etc .. while the heartless sick ****s were doing that to the monks .. their a disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Just goes to show what a dispicable bunch of shits are in power there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Chinahand? I assume you have a really good understanding of Chinese issues, I just wanted to know how much 'support' does the government and communist party have in China? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Chinahand? I assume you have a really good understanding of Chinese issues, I just wanted to know how much 'support' does the government and communist party have in China? I would say quite a lot when forced at gun point driven home by oppression and fear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Chinahand? I assume you have a really good understanding of Chinese issues, I just wanted to know how much 'support' does the government and communist party have in China? I can't give you a very simple answer to this question. A few points - the Chinese are a very nationalistic people. They are very proud of their culture and history and believe that they have been subject to vast injustices by the west. This is not entirely unjustified given the history of colonialism. They also are extremely indoctrinated in nationalism by the CCP - which regularly talks about outsiders undermining China and being jealous of its growing power and prosperity. Democracy is associated with anarchy and mass action a la the cultural revolution - and very few few Chinese want to go back to those days. The CCP very successfully paints democracy and political opposition as a destabilizing issue - encouraging protest and division. This links in to the fact that the Chinese are very aware of the fragility of their society and the risks of collapse if protests get out of hand. The huge numbers of the disadvantaged who have benefited far less than the urban elites living in the coastal cities - these may number in their hundreds of millions - but that ignores many more hundreds of millions who live in the rural interior!! Given all this the CCP paints itself as the upholder of the prosperity it says it has created, and nationalistic guardian of a country beset by outside threats. Many Chinese agree with this description and do not wish for political change - which they associate with political instability. How misguided the people are in this isn't clear to me - I don't think China has the systems to diffuse social tensions - and the CCP itself has no way to deal with opposition other than oppresion. This means if people do actively start to work against CCP rule it will result in violence. You have to really respect the Human Rights Campaigners and dissidents who do stand up against that oppression - I can't recommend people do it. The only alternative is to keep your head down, "support" the status quo and hope the stuttering efforts at reform the CCP offers are sufficient and continue. That is what most Chinese do - with varying amounts of xenophobia against outsiders. Its a fascinating, complicated country and its future will affect all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman2 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 your pretty good at a keyboard china. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 your pretty good at a keyboard china. He's also good at constructing sentences and using punctuation....it will never catch on though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman2 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 thats because he cares.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 This is what happens if you try to conduct an interview in China with someone those with power don't want you to interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Gets my goat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Good job he wasn't Tibetan, they would probably shot him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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