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Liu Xiaobo Nobel Prize 'Farce' Yet Another Western Slap at China

 

Is this year's awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese pro-democracy champion Liu Xiaobo part of a long-running Western conspiracy to obstruct China's 'peaceful rise?' According to this editorial from China's state-run Global Times, despite the West's best efforts, China will continue to follow its own council and refuse to be 'swayed by outside powers.'

 

EDITORIAL

 

December 9, 2010

 

People's Republic of China - Global Times - Original Article (English)

Are Western countries "plotting" against China? In answer to this, few Chinese would give a definitive answer. But the actions taken by the West have forced Chinese citizens to speculate about the matter.

 

Tomorrow will see the ceremony for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which has been awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident who has devoted himself to subverting the government. Furthermore, at the invitation of the Nobel committee, several dissidents hostile to the Chinese government will converge on Oslo from around the globe.

 

The modern world is much like a sports arena in which China has passed the first round and qualified for the finals. As a newcomer, China may be lacking audience support, have a sloppy technique and not be well prepared, and seem like a stranger in new surroundings. But China has no choice but to fight on and strictly follow the rules set by others.

 

Suddenly, from Westerners in the pricey seats in the stands, boos and catcalls resound. Worse than that, the referee blows his whistle against China, amid jeers from cheerleaders and media, relishing the exposure of China's "scandals." What can the Chinese team do?

 

Despite a series of spats and misunderstandings between China and the West, globalization is forcing China to adapt and co-exist with the "noble countries" of the West. China must act discreetly by obeying rules set by the West and trying not to disturb their interests when seeking to safeguard its own welfare. Meanwhile, these "noble countries" launch broadsides against China's actions, even when no wrongdoing has been committed.

 

The seat of honor at the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize goes

empty, as China refuses to allow democracy activist and dissident

Liu Xiaobo to attend the award ceremony in Oslo. Click photo or

click here to watch BBC coverage.

 

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In regard to whether Liu Xiaobo deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, a majority of Chinese people disagree with the Nobel Committee. The key problem is that the committee, acting like a spectator booing China's performance, is overseeing a political farce. Moreover, there is copious evidence that mainstream political forces in the West have participated in and dominated this conspiracy. The West is using this year's Nobel Peace Prize to sound the charge against China's ideology, aiming to undermine its benign surroundings for future development.

 

Chinese civilization has long upheld a tradition of befriending all peoples, and public opinion in Chinese society favors making friends with the West. In the 1970s and 1980s, the West showed genuine goodwill toward China. But later on, particularly since the turn of the century, the West has changed course and begun obstructing China's rise, which seems to be the last thing they want to see.  

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The West has shown great creativity in conspiring against China. With its ideology for the moment remaining dominant, the West hasn't ceased harassing China with all kinds of tricks, such as the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

It may be advisable for China not to buy into this conspiracy theory, for communication will be much smoother if the West is given the benefit of the doubt. But China must maintain its independent stance and ensure that its capacity to function isn't swayed by outside powers. As long as China keeps its independence of judgment, its security will be assured even when confronted with a conspiracy.

 

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[Posted by WORLDMEETS.US December 10, 1:29pm]