OFF TOPIC,
Over the last few days there have been a few posts on the bombing of the Chinese embassey.
I do believe it was an accident and that the Chinese government is using that incident to their advantage; however before we overly condemn the Chinese for such actions, we should also attempt to view things from their point of view.
The U.S. is no real friend of China, and I believe there is a big
mistrust of the western governments due to historical events:
1) in the late 1800's there was a civil war(TAIPING REBELLION) between the ruling and opium addicted Manchu's against the farmers, which were mainly Hakka's(a Chinese minority). Mainly the British, but there were also American/western influence, decided to support the MANCHUs by supplying guns. It is commonly accepted that the MANCHUs were supported since it would be easier to control opium addicted MANCHUs than to support the farmers who were the victums of
oppression for centuries, and the masses did not have guns, but just
their rudementary weapons. I believe that approximate 5-7 million were killed.
2) In the mid 1900's, the U.S. supported Chiang Kai-shek, who was
was quite tyrannical towards the masses.
3) During the Korean War, the U.N. forces under the leadership of
MacArthur did send planes into Chinese territory, against orders. One
of his plans was to invade China, and it is understood that he felt he
could easily take over China with the usage of 20-30 atomic bombs.
4) My father told me that when he was in Shanghai, which was an
enclave of the West, there was a sign in a park that read "NO DOGS OR
CHINESE PERMITTED".
So before we get overly self-righteous we may want to study
historical events which may be some of the motivation for their distrust. Some of those old-timers in the Chinese government who witnessed some of these historical events are still around.
Seeya |
