Rise of The Sea Turtles

Frankly, I am not optimistic at all about achieving mutual understanding between the west and China. Before I came to the West, I knew nothing about the western people. It is after I have lived in the west for some years that I came to realize that Chinese and West people differ in many ways: e.g. sense of justice, attitude and receptiveness to religion (most Chinese don't believe any religion), feeling toward family, emotional makeup, royalty, trust, etc. The difference is extensive and deep. This difference originates at least in part from the difference in their brains. Therefore, the difference between Chinese and western people can't be overcome. I also suspect whether Chinese and westerners can ever really understand each other.

I believe, according to my own experience living in west for some years, that some westerners simply don't want to see a strong powerful China. A prosperous China definitely let them feel a profound of loss - a loss of feeling of superiority. Those chinese who live in the West come to realize the real issue: a subtle but profound racisim from the west, a true ugly but masked face they had not seen or thought about before. The conflict is beyond against "communism". That's the time they have united to fully support China's communist this time. Of course, there are some westerners who are anti-China mainly due to being naive or not very bright.
The Olympic torch relay occurred this spring is a profound education to all the Chinese around the world about the true face of the west. Its effect will last for long long time to come.

There's always an automatic resistance when you go from one place to another. Someone moves from one state to another and they spend the next 10 years talking about how wonderful things were back home. You identify with the place you come from and you have ego involvement since you are of that place. Moving to another country where you are an ethnic minority would probably exacerbate that, especially if people know so little of the things you have pride in like your culture and history. I think this can be a little more powerful for the Chinese because they were so poor not very long ago, and they are now competing with the big boys through a lot of hard work. The resentment of being poor and behind other countries will naturally come out in a bit of a pronounced nationalism for awhile, and then things will become more "normal". I think at some point the Chinese will become very demanding and critical of their government once prosperity reaches a certain point across their society. They will have a sense of entitlement and expectations that they will demand be met.

My experience of living in Japan in the 1960's is relevant to this discussion. I learned a rather accurate way of judjing how long a fellow American had been in Japan by how highly he thought of the Japanese. It is similar to how Mark Twain had thought his father was not too smart but by the time he graduated from college he was amazed at how much his father had learned. The longer Americans lived in Japan, the better they understood Japan and regarded them much higher than the newcomers did.

sorry,typing mistake.all the million mentioned should be changed to billion.

cunning western politicians know using human right to set china in chao,silly westerners believe it and shout louder than politicians.fortuantely 1.3 billion-0.1 million=1.2 million chinese know what they need. salute to wise chinese.

Melinda Liu would have no job and lost her usefulness if she doesn't continue to write things critical to China and Chinese people. I don't really care about such stupid and inane comments from her. Maybe she need the money by selling her soul. I am proud about my own heritage and woudl say this: let those without sin cast the first stone. Now Russians are learning fast from the US by sending army to invade another country.

Another typical western media's "happiness over mental masturbation".
Just keep on doing that, that will do you good!

Another typical western media's "happiness over mental masturbation".
Just keep on doing that, that will do you good!

Another typical western media's "happiness over mental masturbation".
Just keep on doing that, that will do you good!

"Chinese students were sent abroad to learn science and technology from the West" - who thought them to put lead in the paint.

"Chinese students were sent abroad to learn science and technology from the West" - who thought them to put lead in the paint.

Not if the Commies have anything to say about it!

Oh Really - "Young Chinese feel they have the right to speak out about anything", Just try it and you'll be carted off and never heard from again in China. You may survive, if you say anything you want in the USA, but I double dare you to do it in China. Sea Turtles indeed, most likely without tongues when they are in China. Surf the internet wherever the communist party wants you to go, lest you see something about freedom and Democracy! What a crock.

Keep feeding the Chinese tiger, America. You'll be having to fight it soon enough.

The answer is no! They are growing into there own, and take the mistakes made in the US, and the mistakes of China. Add them to the good things in each country, and combine them into what they feel is a lifestyle. They should be respected, for growing beyond there own definition. Just wish we could do the same, to find that nich we once were in, and now need to find. They will grow into a mixture of the good of both, and give it a name, but it will not be Western,or , totaly communistic Chinese.

Melinda Liu tried to make something out of nothing.