CHINA

Not Yet On the Medal Stand

By Manuela Zoninsein | NEWSWEEK

Published Sep 6, 2008

From the magazine issue dated Sep 15, 2008

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Posted By: garbo527 @ 09/10/2008 4:40:27 PM

Comment: jordonc.fan you are strange.....
Posted By: Aaron @ 09/08/2008 7:10:19 PM

Comment: Chian needs time to get improved, so far it is doing just great. Trying to get herself involved in the international community, China has shown its kindness and hospitality to the world. Don't forget, only 30 years since China has been throught the MARKET ECONOMY period...don't be so hard on it. Still, China needs a long way to go.
Posted By: jordan c. fan @ 09/07/2008 6:14:41 AM

Comment: (continued from post below )

If you still remember the controversy surrounding George W. Bush's arrogant official visit to the Buckingham Palace while showing ill manners, great disrespect and even insulting the British people, the Queen should have gotten rid of Bush right there and then. This reminds me of a great Shakespearean play set in Medieval London or Scotland taught by my primary school English English (no typo) teachers:

"If it were done when ???tis done, then t'were well
It were done quickly: If the assassination
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch
With his surcease success, that but this blow
Might be the be-all and end-all here....."

Like myself, Shakespeare was a competent prophet of the events happening today. With the unification of Britain and China as the ???be all,??? do it ???quickly,??? and the fall of the United States as the ???end all???, ???here??? -- where else but London Olympic itself? With my great supernatural power and the determination of the Chinese and British people such Acts will certainly be a success in bringing eternal peace to the entire world. This quotation should summarize this post perfectly.

As Prophet of Environment, I am now making a wish upon the stars, that the stars of the Chinese 5-stars flag be increased by four, to nine (9) stars, representing the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish people. So ask your British friends to read my posts and support my great ideology.
Posted By: jordan c. fan @ 09/07/2008 6:13:26 AM

Comment: (continued from post below 09/07/2008 5:27:35 AM

I can easily list another ten (10) more advantages but the most important criteria is none of the above.

I was born and raised in the British Colony of Hong Kong therefore would prefer Cantonese instead of Mandarin as the official Chinese language against what "seneca" has suggested. During my education period in Hong Kong, all my English teachers were English. For English I mean they were from England not even Scotland, Wales or Ireland. Those teachers are certainly different those from second handed English speaking nations such as United States, Australia or Canada who have learned English from the Englishman.

For China to be the indisputable leader to rule the entire world, bilingualism of both Chinese and English is definitely the most fundamental requirement. There are no better English teachers for Chinese children or student than teachers from England or may be from Scotland, Ireland or Wales.

The 300 millions or so students in Chinese schools and universities will definitely need more than 3 millions or more English teachers. This will automatically solve all employment problems in Britain and also raise the salary levels. Bilingualism should not be restricted to language classes but should also apply to science, social science, maths and other subjects. If the unification and deployment of English teachers can be implement quickly. Chinese and English will be used fluently during the London Olympic for its visitors. While Americans have been pessimistically boasting their ???No child left behind programs,??? Chinese should called its bilingual program as a ???Educational Great Leap Forward???

Although the salary level of teachers were traditionally not very hefty. I am sure China will welcome British teachers with open arms to fulfill such shortages while British volunteers overcome salary obstacles. My personal experience with our British teachers have proven to result in great Chinese respects and admirations for the British people by honoring their teachers as mentors. Ironically, while Chinese are enjoying British English as a perfect accent, Hollywood always portrays their villains as people with English accent. This will certainly make such American hypocrisies the worse case of racism of all time.

In addition, American racists have always stereotyped Chinese/Asian and Britons as villains, prostitutes, servants and butlers in their many movies/TV series such as Kelsey Grammar's "Fraser", "Courtship of Eddy's Father", and all the "Batman" movies/series/cartoons. In the movie "Red Violin" while unrealistically glorifying a Black man as violin experts they portray Chinese as servants of a British mansion to increase box office income. Just to name a few with many more examples.......... Those are certainly serious insults to such great people. Such movies, TV series, producers and companies must al
Posted By: jordan c. fan @ 09/07/2008 6:10:13 AM

Comment: What Could London Do to Match Beijing Olympic Great Openning/Closing Scenes?

The answer is extremely simple and smart, the United Kindom will join the People Republic of China. In other words, Britain will become part of China, and China will then host the 2012 London Olympic. For the Beijing Olympic, the Chinese will have 151 medals, with 100 from Mainland, 4 bronze medals from Chinese Taipei and 47 fro Britain. They will have exactly 70 gold medals from the Beijing Olympic. The British minority groups of China will obviously enjoy the same 151 medals. The British will be proud? Since Ireland only have 2 bronze medals, I would recommend Southern Ireland to join the United Kingdom. When United Kingdom join China, then the Irish will add 2 more bronzes making their Beijing Olympic medal tally 153.

I will assure that when their unification is complete, the London Olympic host by China will be the most spectacular sights human beings have ever seen. By then, a united China will be able to win 200 medals for the Chinese, Taiwanese Chinese, English, Scots, Welsh, and Irish to enjoy.

There are certainly plenty of advantages for Britain to become a part of China or vice versa. For example:

(1) China's millions men strong army should provide Britain the much need security during and after the London Olympic.

(2) Both are prominent nuclear powers and permanent members of the United Nation, together they will have sufficent military strength and veto power which will dictate policies for the entire world to follow.

(3) Britain's excellent geographic location and port facilities ill definitely suitable for the European transportation and distribution center for Chinese goods after unification. That is, for China to ship all its goods bound for Europe to Britain and let it worries about marketing, advertising, distribution, sale and repair service, etc.... This will very cost effective saving energy and manpower. The British people are already the world experts in those areas. Such corporation will free China to concentration on research/development (R/D) and manufacturing. Hackling with stingy companies such as Wal Mart will soon be over. This will provide good opportunity for British employment and business growth.

(4) The Royal Family as leader of the British Commonwealth (soon become Britichinese Commonwealth) will introduce Chinese goods to those Commonwealth nations. While the British people are contemplating about the abolition of their monarchy due to financial problems, the Royals should become great asset to Chinese business expansion not to mention the great cultural heritage and religious leadership the Queen could provide. This will make the Dalai Lama an equal to the British Royal therefore making his return to China more permissible and reassuring to provide automatic solution the Tibetan problems.

More advantages next but the most important criteria is none of the above.

(to be continued to above)
Posted By: jordan c. fan @ 09/07/2008 5:27:35 AM

Comment: What Could London Do to Match Beijing Olympic Great Openning/Closing Scenes?

What could London do to match the great scenes of the Opening and Closing of the Beijing Olympic?

The answer is extremely simple and smart, the United Kindom will join the People Republic of China. In other words, Britain will become part of China, and China will then host the 2012 London Olympic. For the Beijing Olympic, the Chinese will have 151 medals, with 100 from Mainland, 4 bronze medals from Chinese Taipei and 47 from Britain. They will have exactly 70 gold medals from the Beijing Olympic. The British minority groups of China will obviously enjoy the same 151 medals. The British will be proud? Since Ireland only have 2 bronze medals, I would recommend Southern Ireland to join the United Kingdom. When United Kingdom join China, then the Irish will add 2 more bronzes making their Beijing Olympic medal tally 153.

I will assure that when their unification is complete, the London Olympic host by China will be the most spectacular sights human beings have ever seen. By then, a united China will be able to win 200 medals for the Chinese, Taiwanese Chinese, English, Scots, Welsh, and Irish to enjoy.