Comments on: My 2 Cents On Protests Against Beijing Olympics http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/04/my-2-cents-on-protests-against-beijing-olympics/ Web Localization, i18n, Web 2.0, Culture, Translation 2.0, New Media and New Tech.... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:21:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mark Lancaster http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/04/my-2-cents-on-protests-against-beijing-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-2070 Mark Lancaster Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:20:56 +0000 http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/04/08/my-2-cents-on-protests-against-beijing-olympics/#comment-2070 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. 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.

]]> By: Jianjun http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/04/my-2-cents-on-protests-against-beijing-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-2069 Jianjun Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:55:02 +0000 http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/04/08/my-2-cents-on-protests-against-beijing-olympics/#comment-2069 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? ;) 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? ;)

]]> By: Will http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/04/my-2-cents-on-protests-against-beijing-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 Will Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:34:16 +0000 http://www.yeasir.com/blog/2008/04/08/my-2-cents-on-protests-against-beijing-olympics/#comment-2068 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. 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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