tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13974296645733775.post5961193947643047641..comments2023-08-19T12:02:43.740-04:00Comments on An Immigrant's Evolving Perspective: The People's Republic of Capitalism = Chongqing (2)Xujunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534267282303815433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13974296645733775.post-54599687905078043562008-07-21T09:34:00.000-04:002008-07-21T09:34:00.000-04:00wow! your daughter is quite a thinker, too.wow! your daughter is quite a thinker, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758218052478806592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13974296645733775.post-3295559066065737432008-07-18T16:12:00.000-04:002008-07-18T16:12:00.000-04:00"There is a long history of reporters showing up i..."There is a long history of reporters showing up in exotic locales, stirring up dookie then leaving the locals to clean up the mess and deal with the authorities."<BR/><BR/>Where lies the problem then. With the reporter or with the austerities.<BR/><BR/>Fantastic way to control people. "Do not complain of any problem. Lest of all to a (foreign) reporter or else."<BR/><BR/>Not a way to progress IMHO.<BR/><BR/>When problems are kept intentionally hidden, they tend to grow up until they become unwieldy. CH has a lot of experience with that in the last decades.<BR/><BR/>Is not time to try another approach?alfaecohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911891345810629684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13974296645733775.post-56952952354467980092008-07-18T09:16:00.000-04:002008-07-18T09:16:00.000-04:00Heiheianan - Starry-eyed with western opinions? L...Heiheianan - <BR/><BR/>Starry-eyed with western opinions? LOL. I could be described as almost anything but that. Did you see the commenter below you who thought I was too harsh to Mr. Koppel? I hope you will be patient enough to finish reading this post and other posts on my blog. Further discussions are welcome.<BR/><BR/>The piece of information about Mr. Koppel you gave is interesting. Apparently you know about him more than I do. I read serious magazines and newspapers but hardly have time for TV. <BR/><BR/>Given the Western media biases toward China, I'd say Mr. Koppel did a fairly good job on this program. He at least let the audience hear a variety of views different from his own. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Anonymous -<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting. If you are interested in serious discussion though, please leave a name or cyber name. I think that would be more or less fair play.Xujunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534267282303815433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13974296645733775.post-59972233863532411892008-07-18T04:49:00.000-04:002008-07-18T04:49:00.000-04:00Exactly thats what so scary about China, the only ...Exactly thats what so scary about China, the only pillar for the Chinese society is economic development, if you take that away what else do you have left? <BR/><BR/>Why is he biased? He merely tries to push the interviewed person to reveal some of his toughts. <BR/><BR/>The biggest trick of the CCCP is to make people forget who brought all the famine and poverty above them and now getting praised for just taking the lid of the peoples natural business drive.<BR/><BR/>Democracy is no panacea, but the Chinese system is deeply flawed, vested interests, corruption, etc. <BR/>But already there is to much at stakes for rich bureaucrats so that they muffle every voice for political reform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13974296645733775.post-70929109754161821832008-07-18T00:05:00.000-04:002008-07-18T00:05:00.000-04:00Why do you believe that the young artist Koppel ta...Why do you believe that the young artist Koppel talked to would open up himself for trouble just for Koppel's cheap entertainment? Whatever his views are, he sure knows Ted Koppel will be leaving soon, covered by the umbrella of fame, a blue passport, and a dean of the "fourth estate". Who will remain to deal with the mess Koppel might create by airing a broadcast of some young man speaking badly about sensitive issues? That young man has absolutely nothing to gain by that. <BR/><BR/>You have access to a lot of people and information, I wish your judgement were a bit less starry-eyed when it comes to western opinions. There is a long history of reporters showing up in exotic locales, stirring up dookie then leaving the locals to clean up the mess and deal with the authorities. Kudos to Alan for playing coy with Ted Koppel, who once reported from Iraq and termed it "a vacation", and resisted (and is still resisting) calls to come out and admit that his early cheerleading in the run up to the war was based on erroneous facts spoonfed to him by Pentagon "leaks".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com