Comments on: What Is China Doing in Afghanistan?

By: ming

ming — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:11:06 +0000

yb Ho, you seem to be very misguided.
So as long as our Communist Party governement continues to completely destroy all internal political opposition we will not be free.
>many got death penalty. < That is not freedom.
I can only life in hope that one day all Chinese will be free.
Hope that one day we can help bring peace to the world.

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By: yb Ho

yb Ho — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:53:52 +0000

A typing mistake: Chinese people in general are happy with the Chinese Communist Party for the stability and PROSPERITY they are enjoying.

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By: yb Ho

yb Ho — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:48:31 +0000

@ Sohail:
Art of co-existence, win-win for all parties, isn’t this better or to invade & occupy is better?
@ Mehta:
Pls don’t parrot the wrongful accusations of the biased media & politicians. Tibet is part of China. China’s sovereignty on Tibet for over 700 years. Millions of files in both Chinese and Tibetan recording historical facts over more than seven centuries are being kept in the archives of Beijing, Nanjing and Lhasa.
In the summer of 1942, the Tibetan local government, with the support of the British representative, announced the establishment of a “foreign affairs bureau,” and openly carried out “Tibetan independence” activities. These actions were made public and condemned unanimously by the Chinese people. The national government also issued a stern warning. Under this pressure, the Tibetan local government had no choice but to withdraw its decision and reported the change to the national government.
In 1949, America announced in a US newspaper: ” The United States is ready to recognize Tibet as an independent and free country.”
In 1950, a load of American weaponry was shipped into Tibet through Calcutta in order to help resist the China army entry into Tibet.
Form there on, America has been continuously backing the independent movement of Tibet all along. A movie “Seven Years in Tibet” produced by U.S. fooled the American with distorted historical facts. Funding was poured into foundations in U.S. to continue the anti-Chinese activities.
For the sake of stability, unity & security of the country, some measures are required to contain any unforeseen incidents. Human rights violations in China is not as serious as the biased media propagated. Whenever any officials were found guilty in the court of law, they were punished severely, many got death penalty. Chinese people in general are happy with the Chinese Communist Party for the stability and propriety they are enjoying.
@Azis:
China is not invader, so she wont face the fate as Britain, Russia, US & NATO faced. Time will show the contribution of China in Afghanistan.
@Karan:

Do you know the McMahon Line and Simla Accord (1913)? Arunachal Pradesh is a disputed area since then. On Oct. 29, 2008, David Miliband, the British foreign secretary, announced that the previous British actions including the Simla Accord (1913) and thus the McMahon Line had been an anachronism and a colonial legacy. He apologized to China for not having renounced those actions earlier. He was supported by Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, who called the British position embodied in the Simla Accord (1913) a “quaint eccentricity”. China has gone to Indian war bcos of India’s aggressiveness. Various border conflicts and “military incidents” between India and China flared up throughout the summer and autumn of 1962. Every country has the right to protect its territory integrity. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War to read further, you can find whole lot of facts that you might not like to know about what the US & Britain were upto in this part of planet. I hv not demonized any country. Read history to clear your mind of misconception. It is the double standard, imperialistic, exploitative & invasive US foreign policy that I and many other people don’t like. Yeah, some people wud like to migrate to other parts of the world, including US, but don’t worry about braindrain, we have a lot of better brains in China. Please have some tolerance!

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By: karan

karan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:41:59 +0000

if china is a peaceful country, why does it call an indian state (arunachal pradesh) its own? i dont want 2 bask on preconceived notions..i hope china has good intentions.. which certainly many people inhabiting this earth are not convinced about… mr yb ho.. you didnt want to demonize any country/region..then why are you demonizing the united states? i am not a big fan of the US.. but i could not help notice you contradict yourself..and so far as being proud of your country is concerned..we really dont want to know that.. because that is nothing extraordinary,EVERY GUY IS PROUD OF HIS OWN..China waged war with india just to gain control over a MILITARY ROAD through a high altitude desert of salt..and thats all your country owns in Kashmir..DESERT..at least people inhabit POK..what business you got there?u dont like the US huh??ask your own countrymen if they prefer a life in the US or one at China..FYI,China is worst hit by braindrain, about 70% of students leaving your country never return.Mr yb ho, may be we need more reason to be proud of your country..i have nothing against the chinese, i like them like any other race on earth..just that YOU CANT APPEAR SHINY LIKE SNOWWHITE WITH SO MANY SKELETONS IN YOUR CLOSET.. GET REAL DUDE…there is no free lunch in this world.. AND I DONT EXPECT ONE FROM CHINA..if any country does.. best of luck to its future.

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By: Aziz

Aziz — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:28:36 +0000

“I have this nagging question in the back of my head: Will China, the emerging superpower, face the same outcome as other empires that have crossed path in Afghanistan? … ”

Its like what Mullah Omar said few months ago … that all invaders have been defeated including Alexander the great … its a myth, like all kinda myths we fed in madrassahs to “create” Jihadis … that produce we are reaping today.

Alexander last war in this direction was at the bank of river Jhelum, defeating the mainly Rajput Army of Raja Porus … and finally giving back the area to Raja Porus, impressed by his upright behavior …. and then turning back.

Similarly, British left the Area, as the consequence of WWI and WWII … plus the new labor party Govt in UK that was not in support of colonialism as a policy.

The best the Afghans may have done in those times … would be looting the supply convoys, firing from the mountain tops etc etc. The tribal loyalties have never let Afghans into one big and potent fighting force.

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By: Mehta

Mehta — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:33:24 +0000

Human rights violations in China remain systematic and widespread. The Chinese government continues to suppress dissenting opinions and maintains political control over the legal system, resulting in an arbitrary and sometimes abusive judicial regime. The lack of accountability of the government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) means that abuses by officials often go unchecked. This fact sheet identifies the most common types of abuses, including arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of prisoners, severe restrictions on freedom of expression and association and violations specific to women.

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By: Mehta

Mehta — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:28:23 +0000

China is a bully and does not respect it’s neigbhors. China out of Tibet!

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By: Sohail

Sohail — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:11:14 +0000

China uses its own neighbors and making allies to make his own way towards the new world order leadership

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By: Randhawa

Randhawa — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:13:00 +0000

The whole south Asian region and specially the smaller under developed countries love China and that is because China’s actions speak louder than its words..Other mighty powers must learn from China because mass hatred in smaller countries is not in the long term interests of the Mights!! Mights have the ability so they have the responsibility to make this world more liveable!

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By: Naeem

Naeem — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:25:41 +0000

@yb ho

agreeed

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