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To: TobagoJack who wrote (17414)5/14/2009 11:55:12 AM
From: Amark$p1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 49982
 
here is what authors said in regard to book title "Unhappy China":

In talking with Wang and Song it's easy to get the feeling that it's not so much China that's unhappy and angry, but the authors themselves. The brand of nationalism they preach is still a potent force, but they seem more upset about rivalries at home than abroad. Wang cautions that the book's title is a bit of a ruse. "To be frank, those words in the title Unhappy China are just for the purpose of promoting the book in the marketplace," he says. "We didn't choose them. It was the people selling the book who chose the title, because it would sell well." If they could choose a title, Wang says it would have been China's Goals for the Next 30 Years or something similar. But who would want to read that?

TJ, I would be most interested in your comments on Chinese nationalism going forward... thanks.



To: TobagoJack who wrote (17414)5/14/2009 12:48:40 PM
From: No Mo Mo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 49982
 
"i directly observe that china is neither unhappy nor full of angry youth"

I would concur based on my own experience in China. The Chinese treated me very graciously.

By the same token, I see many Americans who are less jingoistic, not nearly as profligate and actually quite more thoughtful than they are often characterized in some quarters ... Chinese or otherwise. <g>