A response that had nothing to do with the question that was asked. Polite snow or impolite snow - it's still snow.

"Just because someone thinks differently from you is no reason to mock them,"

Sure, authoritarian regimes are as good as any other form of government. What was I thinking?

But then I do agree with you that there is something truthful in that article,for although I have never known in person any abortion or those baby girls of tragic fate,I do have heard about such things before,especially in the backward areas.

After all,it's true that many Chinese parents want boys over girls,for instance,just recently a famous hostess from taiwan has given birth to her third baby girl,and she once declared in public that she really wanted a boy because her husband is the only son in his family,and she had already two daughters before,so for me her wish is very natural and understandable.But anyway after her third daughter was born,she said she felt it didnt matter now,and she would not bear children anymore.You see she is quite celebrated in China,whether in Taiwan,Hongkong,Macao or mainland,so after her third daughter was born,many people,especiall women,even around me were gossiping about this news,some with kindness towards her,some with opinion that people in this age shouldnt prefer boys over girls,so that's why I come to know this as I usually dont follow such kind of news.

<vsaluki><drik> It's late night here,so I have to sign off.But I will make a list for you two: 1.If there is no Confucius in western world,then there is no many western WORDS in Chinese culture.

2.It's not effortless for me to read and write these English posts,so sometimes I may lose the clue of what I'm going to say,when I have to care for the wording,the expression,even the tone so that some people wouldnt mistake me at least.So it's possible that I may say something"nothing to do with the question",and you wouldnt pardon me?

3.I'm not defending any government,I just do not like someone criticizing my country especially when most of such comments are ignorant of any reality about China.

4.Please do not always quote the dark things about China,when you are merely a westerner,who should really take care of western world in the first place.And communism is something from German right?And if it is not the western invasion in the history,how could China go down the way of communism?

I suppose the tournament you are referring to is the 11th Asian Continental Individual Chess Championships to be held 4-14 May 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Have the players been selected by the Chinese Federation?

I just asked you to justify your claim that Chinese people are not interested in politics. Any implied criticism is of your assumptions, not of China.

<especially when most of such comments are ignorant of any reality about China.>

My comments apply to humanity as a whole. Why would the Chinese be disinterested in politics when it plays a larger role in their prosperity, than it does in the West? Rather than simply accuse me of ignorance - why not simply try to educate me by answering my question?

<Please do not always quote the dark things about China,when you are merely a westerner,>

Different story in some other places:

And I have also told you that it is not effortless for my reading and writing so many latin letters,so I might indeed forget what your question exactly was.Now that you've mentioned it again,I would willingly answer it--- I'm not acquainted with all the Chinese,how can I know if others are interested in politics or not?I mean everyone has their interest,maybe some Chinese people just like politics,how could I know? All I know is that I never see people talking about politics in their daily life except when some political news happen to be the talk of the day,in a fashion western people talking about weather,it's more like gossip,not because they are afraid of talking about it as someone imagined,it's just that they think it wont change anything after all."C'est tout sur le papier"would find its counterpart in Chinese idiom as well.They still have to lead their life,whether decent or miserable or mediocre or otherwise,you see China has a large population,it's not like in some country everyone has a chance to be president or everyone has a very important impact upon society,common people here are too many,one dont think oneself has any power before the crowd.Moreover,Chinese traditional culture form society in a different way from western world.So that's why I said<If there is no Confucius in western world,then there is no many western WORDS in Chinese culture.> and<merely a westerner>.And nowadays,Chinese people might talk about their family,their friends,their lovers,their occupation,their making money,their spare time hobbies etc.,but not politics,Chinese people are generally practical(just generally,there are all kinds of people everywhere right?),and people here are certainly not talking about politics because they have so many other things to care about first,I thought this is very commonplace,but why is it so hard for you to understand?And I also said although Chinese people are not that political like westerners but one do agree that politics play a very important role in people's life.

But what I really could not understand is that after all the plaintive miserable ages that the western invasion occasioned for China and Chinese people in history,all the disasters like those millions of people killed in those bygone days,western world nowadays still stand out to always point out the dark things about China,as if they are so kind and justice that anything wrong that comes from China become their very caring interest,but people have their eyes,elephants can remember,it's not what you said that would matter,it's what you did.To the kind people in the western world,who would not feel grateful and friendly,but for those who are not,who are perhaps deeply inside their own belief,their linear mind and could neither understand nor respect other nations and people,words should fail me.BTW,I'm not speaking all these things to show I'm someone to remember the hatred,it's just that some people are making me to turn back the leaves of history.History is a mirror,as Santayana's famous aphorism goes"the one who does not remember history is bound to live through it again",if the world are full of people like you,would the wars be endless?I would remind you of the Chinese character"Îä",which literally means "military,martial arts,etc.",it is roughly composed of two elements:To put an end/A kind of weapon.It might imply that the military is to put an end of the weapons,just as all the ancient Chinese culture persuading people to be peaceful and harmonious.Would you see at least one light in this example to know anything about Chinese people,at least ancient Chinese culture?

Instead of replying -

(i) you complain that it is late at night, when I did not insist on an immediate answer,

(ii) you say that your non-existent answer is NOT only for me,

(iii) you say that I am not allowed to respond to answers intended for another,

(iv) plead difficulty with English when writing posts several hundred words long.

<MORPHYEUS>
Thanks for your praise:)but I think every people is wise indeed,only in their own fashion,and China is just one of them.

When advocating for democracy we should take into consideration that cultural tradition and historical experience play an important role in social change. Some countries work hard to explore the path and model of democratic development with their own characteristics. We cannot pretend to hold a dominant control of democratic discourse and interpretation. It does not conform to the spirit of democracy.

1.Chinese
2.Chess
3. Championships

We are discussing the Chinese now.

LOL! You too? I am not Western.

<IF information was what you really wanted.>

My post was "Would you care to explain why you think 'the normal people should not be so obssesional about political issues'?" Which I would characterize as seeking information & politely at that. Only when the response bore no resemblance to the question, did I press - & that is not just a 'Western' trait.

One wonders.>

I was talking about your <style>, not your ethnicity. Your profile says you are a "UK player".

<Anyway, I feel I have right to be insistent when someone says 'mere Westerner'.>