Apr 08 2008

My 2 Cents On Protests Against Beijing Olympics

Jianjun
Published by Jianjun at 6:29 pm under Culture

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I don’t think people should mix politics with the Olympics. It’s also not right to associate the Olympics with certain hosting countries. By boycotting the hosting country, you are boycotting the Olympics.

I am a supporter of freedom of speech but violent protests are out of my taste. By trying to extinguish the torch, you are destroying the holiness of the Olympics spirit.

You may voice your disagreement with the Government, but associate yourself with the Chinese people. The cultural thing is, as long as you get support from outside China, you lose the support from the masses. We Chinese people do hate guys who are backed by foreigners.

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3 Responses to “My 2 Cents On Protests Against Beijing Olympics”

  1. # Willon 09 Apr 2008 at 7:34 am

    Jianjun, I agree wholeheartedly with you. As a Chinese, I understand fully that boycotting the Olympics will not bring ANY change to China and Tibet. In fact, if I were the government member, I will strengthen my grip on Tibet. It clearly shows that they are trying to use violence and Western help to declare independence.
    China is already a big nation with or without the Olympics. Remember it is a 1.3 billion people country. China’s image in the world is not represented by 2 million Tibetans or 20 million Westerners. It is represented by 1.3 billion Chinese in China and 100 million overseas Chinese.
    It seems that China does not need too much public image reinforcement. Any addition is welcomed, but without it, they will do well
    By the way, the more you try to boycott China/Olympics, the more you strengthen Chinese unity and nationalism. Something that you don’t want from a nation of 1.3 billion.
    In the end, any country who did imperialism in the past against China, have lost all moral ground to criticize China.
    So, let’s enjoy the Olympics without them, because it’s our right to hold the Olympics.

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  2. # Jianjunon 09 Apr 2008 at 9:55 am

    Thanks Will.

    Do you have a seesmic account? You may register at http://seesmic.com and join the discussion.

    It has too few Chinese voices there and many guys still don’t know about this ancient country and they blah blah blah like Chinese experts.

    One guy is talking about ‘(US) confrontation with China is a possibility…’ who probably has never been to China. Some Americans talk about China’s military build-up but they don’t know the current Chinese Gov is actually too dovish in most Chinese’s eyes. :D

    I still think cultural differences make things look messy. But to understand each other’s culture, we have to keep our minds open. I opened my mind and like to hear what guys are talking about, but do all guys even try to listen? ;)

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  3. # Mark Lancasteron 09 Apr 2008 at 2:20 pm

    I completely agree with you Jianjun.

    I do believe that there is a time and a place where political activism is acceptable, but the Olympics (regardless of who’s hosting it) is not the best arena for it.

    It undermines the spirit of the Olympics – which is meant to bring countries together, not tear them further apart.

    I also believe that violent protests are never the solution.

    Thanks for your insight on the subject too.

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