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I don't understand why every single discussion about China has to touch this issue and this is the first thing people do when they visit China. Do you talk to
by paradite 10y ago
I don't understand why every single discussion about China has to touch this issue and this is the first thing people do when they visit China.
Do you talk to Germans by starting off discussing how Hitler killed millions of people? Do you talk to Japanese people about WW2 and how was the experience being bombed by nukes after saying hello? Do you expect non-US citizens to start talking to you about the massacres of indigenous peoples of the Americas during the first meeting?
You don't go to a country just to re-visit their dark history. Regardless of how bad the censorship is, that is just rude behavior. Show some respect first, if you are really interested, make friends with them, then talk about it, they'd be happy to discuss it with a friend but not a stranger.
- jhasse 10y agoThe difference is that if you start a discussion with Germans about Hitler, they will probably know more about it then you, because it gets taught in schools.
- paradite 10y agoYes, Germany is doing great. Not sure about US and Japan though. The last time I heard, Japanese is trying to modify their textbook to downplay its involvement in WW2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_history_textbook_controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_history_textbook_cont... How's US history lesson? Do you all get taught about the genocides of native Americans? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history#Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history#Americas Bottomline is, every country has its own unpleasant history, maybe China has more of those and is not willing to share them with its citizens. But as a foreigner visiting China, is it a nice gesture to poke about it with people you barely know? Sorry for being awfully off-topic. Just had to type this out. Won't reply to anything further.
- weeksie 10y agoAmericans are taught about the atrocities visited on native Americans. I went to high school in the early nineties and we were taught all about it. Get some better info. Or, you know, actually verify the stuff you're conjecturing about.
- shanwang 10y agoTrue, but try talking to a Japanese about WWII, and you'll be surprised how little they know about what happened, it's NOT taught in school, not all the facts. Government brainwash is not exclusive to communist countries.
- ryuker16 10y agoSadly, some Americans do.