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Originally Posted by HOZ
Since you haven't clued into this yet.....
I have been there. I have many friends who live and work there. I have friends who travel there many times in a year to do business. My opinions are ones from a person who has experienced China first hand. Yes it was much better than I imagined it to be but it wasn't long before I could see past the window dressing and see the corruption and outright hypocracy.
So yes I know you can get ABC, CNN, BBC and such. I also know that you will get that coverage as long as China is seen a bright light. No negativity is tolerated and is sensored. People are intimidated into silence. |
Ok, well let's just agree to disagree and leave it at that then, shall we? In fact, I can't even say I disagree with everything you've said, but the way you said it came off quite insulting to me. Trust me, I too criticize the Chinese government and their way of doing things my fair share as well, but I also understand there is a reason behind it all and IMO, like Phanuthier said, they are at the early stages of coming out of their oppressive state and will eventually probably be the world leader in a lot of areas they are so heavily criticized for now. It takes time to do things right and while they are still in the early stages, they are moving in the right direction and I believe they have a very meticulously thought out plan on how to have things run smoothly and are patient enough to see it through. Not much pressure to make immediate and drastic changes when you know you won't be voted out in 4 or 8 years. lol Like my mother always used to say, "If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to fix it?" lol Funny how that applies to even the biggest situations.