China has nothing to say to Aung San Suu Kyi
A friend alerted me recently to the this site, where well-wishers were invited to voice their support – in no more than 64 words - for one of the world’s most inspirational figures for her 64th birthday. Aung San Suu Kyi, whose 19th year of on-off incarceration was recently extended through a sham trial, had, at time of writing, received in excess of 11 000 messages. These included contributions from Bono, Yoko Ono, George Clooney, many world leaders, MP’s, and fellow Nobel Laureates.
Despite attempts by Burma’s junta to bring down the site, words of solidarity continue to pour in; from Morocco to Sweden, Malaysia to Finland, Indonesia to Mexico, Australia to India, Britain to Bhutan – and on and on - words of support have arrived from all walks of life and nearly every corner of the globe.
Nearly.
I haven’t read all 11 000 messages, but among the numerous pages I flicked through not one response emanated from China. Not a single word of encouragement or vestige of hope for Aung San Suu Kyi and her people; and not one shred of evidence that Burma’s powerful neighbour has the will, the integrity, or the moral responsibility to change or educate its people about the suffering going on in her own backyard.
June 24th, 2009 at 11:54 am
fuck you asshole. You’re another stupid piece of shit Brit expat who has nothing new to say. All you dumb expats say the same dumbshit things OVER AND OVER like you’re so fucking insightful. You’re NOT. You’re just a LOSER jacking off on the Internet.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:35 am
By my count that’s only 45 words, Wang. On behalf of your country, why not pop over to 64forsuu.org and go the extra 19 yards? Then tell you friends about it.
You’ll feel much better afterwards.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:05 am
No, Wang…it would appear the expats can’t match the level of rhetorical subtlety or intellectual nuance demonstrated in your little rant.
Truly one of China’s best and brightest. Mom must be so proud.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Thanks, Jeremiah.
Don’t forget Tianmen Shan! Have a great trip.
August 20th, 2009 at 8:23 am
the obvious answer is because posting messages on the internet is not going to help her at all.
August 20th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I think it’s got more to do with lack of awareness of who she is and the overwhelming mandate that her people gave her in a democratic election. I never met one student in China who knew who she was.
September 12th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Oh, really? surprise, surprise, I know Suu Kyi and I am a Chinese student. You never met a student in China who knew she was doesn’t mean every Chinese student doesn’t know her. Back to your own country, I met 10 students from England, and sadly, none of them could point Myanmar currently on the world map. Sign…..
September 12th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
“You never met a student in China who knew she was doesn’t mean every Chinese student doesn’t know her.”
And where exactly did I make THAT claim? That’s right; I didn’t.
“I met 10 students from England, and sadly, none of them could point Myanmar currently on the world map.”
Wouldn’t surprise me at all. Call it Burma and you might get a couple of positives.
September 13th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
as a matter of fact, I did indicate them Burma and Myanmar can be used interchangeably, as I was concerned with their limited geographical knowledge.
September 14th, 2009 at 2:31 am
…as I was concerned with their limited geographical knowledge”
I echo your concern, especially when I ask Chinese students to name the 14 countries with whom their beloved Motherland shares a border.
September 15th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
oh, wait, let me count the 14 countries.
North Korea, Mongolia, 3 former Soviet Union countries(Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan) Russia, Afghanistan(Britain used to fight war there,huh?), Pakistan and India(Thanks to the United Kingdom), Nepal(Britain invaded Nepal in 1841), Myanmar(you should know what Britain did there), Laos and Vietnam, and Bhutan(any British invasion, the answer is Positive)
How far is Britain to China? more than 10000 km. But seems China and Britain used to be neighbours as well.
September 15th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
“But seems China and Britain used to be neighbours as well.”
That’s what you get for inventing the compass.