Jan 13th, 2010
By popular demand, we continue our translation of this post by Zhao Weilu. Click here for Part 1. In the post, Zhao Weilu is listing thing Chinese internet “patriots” often do that he finds both widespread and annoying.
Translation Part 2
Talking about “the motherland/mother says…”
Talking about “Five thousand years of civilization…”
Saying “Patriotism is opposing the West”
Talking [...]
Jan 11th, 2010
A lot of people talk a big game on the internet, and Chinese people are no exception. When it comes to the topic of patriotism, especially, the gloves of rhetoric often come off and discussions can quickly descend into a cacophony of name-calling and fallacious assertions. Zhao Weilu, apparently, has had about enough, and wrote [...]
Jan 6th, 2010
The following translation is an excerpt from this article from the Party magazine Qiushi. The whole article is called “The Main Issue for Modern Patriotism: Pushing Forward the Great Undertaking of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics”; we have translated only a small segment of it. It’s not the sort of thing we generally post, but I [...]
Oct 2nd, 2009
In real life and on the internet, one can often see and hear people loudly complaining about the injustices of life and the dark aspects of society. Speaking with righteous anger, if they aren’t talking about corruption they’re discussing the impotence of the government, mocking and complaining, blaming everyone but themselves. They speak as though some incidents [such as the] corruption of officials occurred right in front of their eyes instead of behind closed doors. This kind of person is quite common, and I look down on them. I used to argue with them, but now I just laugh at them. Towards the nation and the government, I feel more supportive and eagerly anticipating, encouraging and grateful. I think this is also a kind of patriotism!
Apr 23rd, 2009
History has always been a subject with particular potency in China. Confucius used rituals and sage-king exemplars from a bygone age as models for proper behavior. Emperors traced their family lines back into mythology to justify their place at the center of the universe. Today, common people proudly tout China’s “five thousand years of history”. [...]
