Comments on: OhMy Chinese hegemony!

By: lechatest

lechatest — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:26:57 +0000

Surprising that the mob of Chinese supremacists haven’t shredded you to bits. They exist in such frightening numbers.

In Russia, apparently, they attack you these days just for the crime of looking foreign and a 10 year-old girl had her throat slit.

By: non korean

non korean — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:39:11 +0000

Jing. Yes the US did/does have a one China policy. But it never directly said that Taiwan was not independent. It was always very careful not to say that.
Here is a good quote from the story to mark the difference. “Foreign Minister Mark Chen told lawmakers that Powell used “heavy language” that left “a deep impression” on Taiwan. He also complained Washington didn’t warn Taiwan that Powell would depart from long-standing policy.”

I’m not a diplomat but this change of language would be a big deal to Taiwan and China.

By: virtual wonderer

virtual wonderer — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:27:20 +0000

Well, apology is warranted where apology is due. Jing is not a Chinese supremacist and my verbal attack was out of line. I am sorry dumping you in the same camp as the mob of the online Chinese supremecist I run into daily.

This is not to say I agree with your previous arguments, which I still consider a lot more “blah blahing”, but that still was no excuse for my personal paranoia about a particular individiual. Unfortunately, my fears of China’s regional aggressive ambition (not limited to Taiwan) remains unsettled.

Well, it’s from OhMyCrapNews, it MUST be false.

By: yen jun

yen jun — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 03:27:54 +0000

World press freedom:

North Korea - don’t matter: They need to digest real food, not news.

China - don’t care. Chinese divided into 1)illiterate or still too poor to buy newspapers 2)stuck on TV soap operas or tacky Taiwanese game shows
3)New Rich who want to get richer(read Chinese Forbes) or go shopping (read Chinese Elle)

USA - Americans don’t know better. Read Yahoo! news today: BBC chief slams `flag-wrapped’ American media.
Cathy Horyn fashion pieces and Michiko Kazutani book reviews are the only stories that matter on NYT

By: Tron

Tron — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 02:37:14 +0000

china should just take siberia from russia and give up tibet and east turkmenistan, and forget koguryeo. only 7 million people live in siberia. and everyone should be happy to see russia, the evil dominators of central asia & eastern europe, get screwed. russia deserves this treatment more than anyone!

By: Hinrich Homann

Hinrich Homann — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:58:46 +0000

I almost can understand Chinese nationalists being angry about the course of the Sino-Korean border. Especially ethnic Manchurians believe that the area around Geumgangsan is the mythical(?) homeland of the Qing-Dynasty (or rather the Aisin-Gioro-Clan).

By: Antti Lepp?nen

Antti Lepp?nen — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 22:28:30 +0000

Just a side comment on a thing I heard in the radio news yesterday, Austrian Postal office was thinking of issuing a stamp on Dalai Lama commemorating his 70th birthday next year, but as is quite understandable, Austria chose trading relations with China over the stamp (Yahoo news, in German).

By: Jing

Jing — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:54:15 +0000

How is it a change of language? Powell stated that “There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation, and that remains our policy, our firm policy.”

This has essentially been the foundation of U.S. China policy since the mid 70’s. Under the administrations of 7 U.S. presidents, both Republican and Democrat, it has remained more or less the same. Nixon started the ball rolling with his pragmatism, Ford didn’t change anything. Carter moved further to distance the U.S. from Taiwan by nulling the mutual defense pact and the watered down Taiwan Relations Act was foisted only by a reluctant congress. Even the more ideologically conservative Reagan did nothing to advance the issue of Taiwan, in fact under his administration, the U.S. repeatedly stalled on selling weapons. Bush senior was even more friendly to mainland China than his predecessor, even despite Tiananmen square, he too was guided by pragmatism when dealing with China. Under Clinton, U.S./Taiwan relations detiorated further with his four noes despite sending a U.S. carrier group near Taiwan to warn Beijing against aggression. Bush junior has merely echoed the sentiments of his predecessors, giving warnings to Beijing about not using force, but ultimately coming out swinging against Taiwanese independence.

By: non korean

non korean — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:21:50 +0000

Just read Powell said Taiwan is not an independent country. If true I am very disappointed in this change of language from the US. This is even more evidence that no one will care if China takes over part of North Korea.

By: kimbob

kimbob — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:01:07 +0000

Let’s put it this way.

World press freedom rankings:

167th holding the dead last position - North Korea.

157th holding the not much better and hopeless position - People’s Republic of China.

I’m betting Human Rights rankings are just about similiar too.

North Korea and China - the Bonnie and Clyde couple share the same values. It’s no wonder why they are such a trouble.