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kumlong
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emerson
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May 25, 2008 - 12:19 PM |
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No. This was a nice gesture, but it was not courageous. A courageous gesture would have been the PRC government criticizing the Burma's junta for its response or lack there of. |
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yu888
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May 25, 2008 - 12:24 PM |
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^ agreed. Someone is in need of a good online dictionary. And as noted in another thread, it is a customary gesture and courtesy for countries regardless of size of economic developement to donate to other countries in times of disaster. |
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chingiskhan
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May 25, 2008 - 01:11 PM |
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I also donated t Burma. Gosh I am so brave and fearless to risk my life to do that .... oh hang on, there was no risk of harm to me, so I guess I'm not as courageous as I thought, damn! |
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CoffeeHawk_0
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May 25, 2008 - 01:34 PM |
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China is having trouble with the world's largest cash reserve?
As of 2007 it was $1,200,000,000,000. 1.2 trillion. |
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chingiskhan
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May 25, 2008 - 02:09 PM |
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They probably transferred the money by internet banking - didn't even need to go line up at the bank which takes real courage!! |
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kumlong
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May 25, 2008 - 03:10 PM |
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u seem to miss my point, especially about donations |
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Andreas
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May 25, 2008 - 03:15 PM |
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10 mio, that's about 1 Su-27 fighter? |
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kumlong
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May 25, 2008 - 03:19 PM |
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cant really express direct views here |
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p1atl10
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May 25, 2008 - 03:23 PM |
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^ Sure you can. You cannot expect everyone tpo agree all the time though.... |
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kumlong
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May 25, 2008 - 03:28 PM |
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i dont care for the disagreement. i think u know this site does censor. so i dont want to say anything offensive. |
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CoffeeHawk_0
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May 25, 2008 - 03:44 PM |
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Think of it as discussion. if it is legitimate debate, then it's not offensive.
What they meant in the above posts was that 'courageous' is not accurate when read by a western person. If you meant to translate your word into something else, you can explain it here, if you really meant courageous, then you can explain why too. |
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chingiskhan
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May 25, 2008 - 04:04 PM |
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Yes, i am very curious to know in what way donating 10 million dollars is courageous. What makes this a brave act? Why was it dangerous for China to do so? What have they risked by doing so? If the answer is nothing then it's not an act of courage. Would be happy to hear your reasons but you seem to just talk in riddles without actually answering the issue which seems to be your favourite style. |
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kumlong
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May 25, 2008 - 04:11 PM |
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read btw the lines and dont take me for face value |
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chingiskhan
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May 25, 2008 - 04:38 PM |
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The problem is this a forum for expats to ask and answer questions about life in Shanghai and yours is neither a question nor an answer it's just a statement with no clear point whatsoever which is the same as 90% of your posts. You must be very lonely and bored but most of us don't really want to waste time trying to decipher your cryptic messages and guess what your point might be.
Why not just be direct and to the point and not waste our time ... and you wonder why so many people here respond negatively to you. |
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kumlong
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May 25, 2008 - 04:46 PM |
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why are u so grumpy? is your big second auntie in town?
u mean there is a purpose to this forum/website? can u really find the answer to life here??? are u naive?
i dont wonder why people respond negatively but unlike you i have no intention of winning miss popularity! have a nice day and sorry about avram |
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chingiskhan
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May 25, 2008 - 05:20 PM |
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| kumlong wrote: |
| but unlike you i have no intention of winning miss popularity! |
Yeah, that much is abundantly clear. |
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Adrienne
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May 25, 2008 - 09:32 PM |
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I think one should give credit where credit is due. China is going through a really tough time at the moment and for them to give assistance to another nation whilst suffering from their own natural tragedy should be applauded. Had the earthquake not happened China may have become more involved in the aid fiasco that is going on in Burma and played an important part. Sadly but understandably their focus has turned inwardly to their own disaster.
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mat
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May 25, 2008 - 11:23 PM |
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| emerson wrote: |
| No. This was a nice gesture, but it was not courageous. A courageous gesture would have been the PRC government criticizing the Burma's junta for its response or lack there of. |
post of the year, if not the decade. |
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GC
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May 26, 2008 - 06:29 AM |
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| emerson wrote: |
| No. This was a nice gesture, but it was not courageous. A courageous gesture would have been the PRC government criticizing the Burma's junta for its response or lack there of. |
post of the year, if not the decade. |
maybe surpassed by Adrienne adding the customary link to her website. i'm sure the displaced in burma appreciated the irony. |
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oh_the_darkness
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May 26, 2008 - 07:52 AM |
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^ Hahaha!!
Fcking laughable.
Courageous would be 'Look, Burma, see what WE do for our people, you heartless cnuts??' |
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oh_the_darkness
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May 26, 2008 - 07:52 AM |
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ok, what does this actually mean? |
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antsmarching
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May 26, 2008 - 09:39 AM |
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Look at how much China spent on builing the grand theater in Beijing. ($535 million) $10 million aid to Burma is not enough. |
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oh_the_darkness
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May 26, 2008 - 09:41 AM |
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I believe the Sichuan relief funds are in excess of $900 million. |
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rxg
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May 26, 2008 - 11:32 AM |
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China should spend money on the pooer Chinese provinces first instead of building all the "show peices" just so that could say the have the longest bridge, tallest buildings etc...
Every country is helping the others b/c of political reasons, not b/c they are being nice. However, I truely believe that the individual persons who donate money to any victims are being kind and caring.
China donate money b/c they want to be veiwed as a streong country. not b/c they are courages! Please! I have never seen more cowards anywhere more than China! |
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