I think she's pretty.
And I think she acted well in Memoirs of a Geisha too. But the Chinese don't seem to like Zhang Ziyi very much...Is it merely her so-called arrogance that put people off? Or is it her role in the film?
I have been reading China's English papers on and off for a couple of weeks now, and similar issues keep surfacing.
China VS Japan, China VS Taiwan, China VS US
The top of course is the Taiwan issue.
I have always looked upon Taiwan as a separate entity. After all, Taiwan is an island on its own, governed by a very different party, and they’ve cultivated their own unique culture. In my Modern Chinese History class, I innocently questioned my lecturer on the reason behind the one-China policy. He talked about a nation’s sovereignty and that left me as puzzled as before.
Taiwan's "Peace Angels"
In TsingTao, a shopkeeper started a lengthy conversation with me about this issue. He claimed that the entire 1.3billion Chinese population was against the secession. He was proud to proclaim that China has rows of missiles targeted at Taiwan, should they openly rebel against the one-China policy.
In the recent NPC and CPPCC session, China's Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing also claimed that the increase in military expenditure was purely for defence purposes (Reuters).
And finally, among my peers in school, they say that Taiwan has always been part of China’s territory anyway, so what right have they to become an independent nation?
My dear Singaporeans friends, what do you think?
Sino-Japan relations
After the buffet on Monday night, Jing Jing shared that her friend has warned her against buying a Sony laptop. Should anti-Japanese sentiments be aroused, her laptop 就难保了！
There appears to be an underlying tension when Chinese meet Japanese here. To be on guard? Suspicions?
I know mama’s generation still, to a certain extent, carry negative sentiments towards the Japanese. What about the generation after? What about MY generation?
Perhaps, there is a need to be aware of their acts during the World War, but with the passing of time and emergence of each new generation, “hatred” is inevitably diminished.
Lisa confessed, “其实我们这一代也没什么感觉了。”
Hmm...
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Hello Daniel Leow here....
ReplyDeleteWell personally i noe most Taiwanese wants to be b wif China if it isn't for the communtist gov in china which defers from the ex-ruling party Kuomingtang ideology of democracy...in fact most chinese there were chinese who fled from the mainland wif the kuomingtang after mao thrashed them...chiang kai shek personally named taiwan the republic of china cos he takes it as china and as a base to regain the mainland.....so y u assume it is a seperate entity
ya also for most of history since 100+AD and except the jap occupation from 1895-1945, taiwan has always been part of china..the peace treaty in WW2 returned taiwan to china so they have no claims for nationhood....following the changing of the recognisation of gov from ROC to mainland of china by most countries in the world including the US under president carter in 1970s, Taiwan at this point IS a renegade province as the 2 entities are at civil war and it is a natural right for ani gov to take b any provinces that have revolted in a civil war.....Since Lee teng hui took over in 1988 as president of ROC, he began campaigning for independence which is not unlikely given he is ultra pro jap and US(he as a native taiwanese studied in a jap uni during the jap occupation of taiwan and his bro died for the jap imperial army fighting against china in china during ww2...when japanese knew they were losing in ww2 they purposely promoted nationalist movements in Taiwan). Indpendence will defuse the right of china to claim them b.....Taiwan is also a land where the triad walk side by side wif the gov....look at president chen's mock up shooting before the presidental elections 3 years b just to get sympathy and abstaining votes to win the election......if taiwan ends up b in china, imagine wat will happen to the traids wif china's military law
ReplyDeleteWOW. Not a comment la...history lesson. So what is your stand? Sounds more like a one-China supporter?
ReplyDeleteha a house divided between itself cannot stand as abraham lincoln put it during the american civil war....so if united states can claim b their rebel provinces, y not china?
ReplyDeletegrace, dun u tink leow can b a history teacher..?? =p haha
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