Comments on: China has nothing to say to Aung San Suu Kyi

By: stuart

stuart — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:39:30 +0000

“But seems China and Britain used to be neighbours as well.”

That’s what you get for inventing the compass.

By: oldsummer palace

oldsummer palace — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:30:51 +0000

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.

By: stuart

stuart — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:31:28 +0000

…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.

By: oldsummer palace

oldsummer palace — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:57:21 +0000

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.

By: stuart

stuart — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:33:45 +0000

“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.