RedFive Space 红五博客

Finally, Olympic torch gets home. Above picture is taken in Shenzhen, a southen coastal city of China near Hong Kong, where thousands of people poured in street welcoming the torch.

The controvosies associated with Beijing Olympic Games has become an seldom opportunity to test one’s perspective towards China. Unfortunately, the result shows only how wide the gap is between westerners and Chinese. On one hand, many western activists consider Olympics an extremely good (maybe last) opportunity to use as leverage to push Chinese government solving issues like Darfur and Tibet. On the other hand, most Chinese view Olympics as a declaration to the world that once again China will join the world’s elite country community. 

Facing criticism from Chinese, many westerners consider it being roused and backed by Chinese government. Many of them believe Chinese are simply brain-washed by the government’s propaganda,  Chinese don’t know what is really happening, and Chinese will support the boycott if they know what’s going on.

I have to say these westerners don’t understand China or Chinese. Many Chinese don’t care human rights as much as westeners. For them, Olympic Games are far more important than the seldom-heard place like Darfur. Even when Chinese know well of Darfur, in fact some do, they still don’t and can’t understand why Darfur should have anything to do with the beloved Olympics. Tibet on the other hand is considered to be far more important if compared with Olympics. Chinese will have to choose Tibet if they have to make a choice, which means giving up their long-held dream of Olympics. Natually if that happens they will feel devastated as for them Olympics are kidnapped.