And it seems not many people knew that China at that time accepted a large amount of jewish, and many of their resident houses can still be tracked down in Shanghai.

And where did those Jews settle? In nationalist-controlled Nanjing or in the foreign-controlled International Settlement in Shanghai?

In China’s recent history, there hasn’t been any records of discrimination of any race or political backgrounds.

What world are you living in? So the widely documented fact that Tibetans and Uighurs cannot compete for jobs with Han Chinese in their autonomous own areas is just a coincidence?

And I bet you weren’t around not so long ago when just showing your foreign face in a hotel lobby was enough to be refused accommodation. Nice to know it had nothing to do with discrimination. I feel much better now.

Thanks for your excellent post.

It is painful to be “misunderstood” this much, but in the democratic world, China has a voice, doesn’t she? It’s not over yet, far from being over. It is just a start. The real “defence” takes more than “emotions”, but “rational and reflective thinking”. Knowing itself from others’ eyes will help China to make itself better understood by others. For example, several days ago, the whole nation of the Netherlands held the annual memorial day for world war 2, especially for those jewish people. However, during war time, Holland was not a big fan to accomodate jewish refugees either, like other European countries. And it seems not many people knew that China at that time accepted a large amount of jewish, and many of their resident houses can still be tracked down in Shanghai. In China’s recent history, there hasn’t been any records of discrimination of any race or political backgrounds. And also, “nationalism”, always portrayed as “irrational behavior” by the ouside, should they also ask a “why”? Talking about the human abuse records, many westerners have never heard about the Japanese way. Just one or two example could let them know how much more pains the whole Asia suffered from Japanese twisted invasion. And the most important thing is Japan has never appologized, unlike Germany which seems to never appologize enough.

I think it’s time for China to speak up, but not in an emotional way. China should be able to deal with all kinds of voices and stresses, and still confidently and elegantly to present a whole herself to the world. I’m gratful for this time to have finally come.