Everybody likes attention, no?
Hehe indeed ...
Come again, why would you want an uncle in China? IMO, having one in Cambodia is just as good - or bad. I still have several in the land of no democracy - ain't helping me much. On the other hand, the gracious nation of Canada "lifted" me up plenty
I'm sure you'd agree.
Dude, indeed the tragedy is that China is busying putting up a caste with the red princelings calling the shots, and India is taking down the castes, well, until the RSS types get agitated.
But internet subversion? 五毛(fifty cents) brigade? All learned from NED's Color Revolution days! Don't get me started. PRC never picks up the good habits, it seems. Now it's progressing from old Pravda-style propaganda where things were "obvious" to "media management" - yes, "that's what the Chinese freedom is about" - as you guess.
Sure, good on you to have paid a trip to the Orient to see for yourself, dear fellow Canadian / Cambodian Canadian / Canadian Cambodian (just want to cover the permutations as it's Canada, you know what I mean
), and come back more appreciative.
But without you knowing it, other(s) here may have taken to the streets during high school on June 5, 1991 for "democracy". All the while didn't stay in hotels and wondered where my CNN went. Then guess what, of all people, who came to save the damn CCP? Those accursed carpet baggers from the West who brought colour revolutions, I mean, sorry, "democracy" to Russia and Yugoslavia ...
Then came the World-wide Democracy Crusade. After that, how easy do you think is it to peddle "democracy"?
So yes, democracy is great. In Canada it's worked fairly well so far. I whole-heartedly wish it works wonders in India as literacy rates and quality of candidates improve.
But at this time, it is not yet showing the way for China, AP or no AP - cool Bollywood types in shades "passing off" for Nagas notwithstanding.
But I sincerely wish it shows China the way, say, in 10-15 years time - so I can pick up the torch once again if I am around.
P.S., I am nonplussed myself with PRC grandstanding on AP - and not exactly impressed.