US opinion of China

@laglen (19759)
United States
January 15, 2011 10:28am CST
China is planning a media blitz in the US. they want to show the kinder gentler side. I wonder, as China is becoming the super power, why the blitz? http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/14/china-preparing-ad-blitz-hu-visit/ any ideas?
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@dark_joev (3034)
• United States
15 Jan 11
Because they are trying to connect with my generation in which we are seeing more of what china has been doing as far as limiting the freedom and we don't like it. Also the Generation I am a part of is less likely to just ignore the Elephant in the room. They know that if they don't try and hide it that they could have some issues down the road. As their is already a project to proxy around china's firewalls. If this idea grows which it came from the United States. China could loose the most important control it has. That being the spread of information or news. If they can't keep their people in the dark they know their history. Which is China's People haven't dealt with any ruling government that they didn't like. They have always killed or overthrown their government when the torment has grown to be unbearable. Also they know Obama listed Human Rights as being his guiding light in the USA Foreign Policy. And well China isn't so great with Foreign Policy.
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@dark_joev (3034)
• United States
15 Jan 11
History says otherwise the People of China have overthrown more governments and have kept their civilization and culture intact for thousands of years they are one of the most advanced cultures that the world has seen as far as the fact that they never really seen a massive downfall like the Romans or Greeks did. They overthrown dictator after dictator picking the next dictator to come after that one the people of China seem to as their history would state go for having an absolute power in their government which is their right as even the United States Declaration of Independence supports that it is the Peoples right to pick the government that works the best to secure their rights and that the people will only handle so much wrongs and that these wrongs will seem to the outsider to be unbearable but once the straw breaks the camels back they will dispose of the government to restore what they feel they require their government to be.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
16 Jan 11
wow thank you for the history lesson Joe, very interesting
@laglen (19759)
• United States
16 Jan 11
I am confused Katrien, you say "we" when we are speaking of China, but you claim and your profile says you are in Belgium.
• United States
15 Jan 11
Because they'd like to convince those of us who make a point of not buying Chinese to stop thinking they're worth boycotting.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
16 Jan 11
good point. We ARE their biggest consumers.
@iamjtsjl (41)
• India
15 Jan 11
the chinese are trying two faced coins, they help North korea and say they say to the world that we are negotiating with north korea. their recent US visit is to ease tension between the US and china. Since US started to help India to counter china, they got really angry, and meanwhile US is also have very serious dispute with the chinese. the wikileaks explained about those issues.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
16 Jan 11
It is funny how countries and I dont just mean China, will pull the slight of hand. Claim to be on one side but fund the other. Boy, that sounds familiar. Almost like something the US would do....