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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
Actually, whether you have spoken to people with some experience of the PRC or not, I don't see that there is much nuanced about jumping from this incident involving a few people to a statement that the Chinese generally seem to be inhumane without adding more to the conversation. If there is something in China that doesn't exist elsewhere why not join in the real discussion looking for explanations and causes.
Also, there were many acts of generosity, kindness and heroism during and following the Sichuan earthquake.
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And more acts of civility in China:
Nearly 1,000 dogs were spared from slaughter in southwest China as animal-rights activists intercepted trucks loaded with "man's best friend" and negotiated their purchase, local officials said Monday.
An Internet user known as "Mosquito" initiated the rescue on Friday via the Twitter-like microblogging site Weibo after learning the dogs would be transported out of the city of Zigong in Sichuan province and taken to slaughterhouses in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to be processed for meat.
On Saturday about 200 volunteers blocked the three trucks packed with hundreds of whimpering dogs, and two local animal welfare groups paid the trader 80,000 yuan (12,500 U.S. dollars) for the dogs.
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2011/10/17/2821s663101.htm
This is not the first time this has happened in China . . . its becoming more common as "new" and "old" aspects of their culture clash.
Cowperson