wisteria
03-26-2008, 03:28 AM
DBR does a great job updating everything Duke basketball. However sometimes DBR tries to take on topics that are simply too big and complicated. Today, DBR applauds the suggestion of taking Olympics away from Beijing (which I seriously doubt is feasible).
As a native Chinese, I would like to take the chance to express our feelings about the Olympics. (I understand it will probably be moved into other forums.)
The 2008 Olympics is not just important for us. It's almost everything for us in the last 8 years or so. Being here in US for a couple of years now, I realize that many Americans don't take Olympics very seriously. It's just a game. But for Chinese, over the last several decades, Olympics allowed the 1.3 billion of people to unite, to feel proud, to feel respected. Our ascend in Olympics performance came at the same time as our economy booming. It's very difficult to even begin to describe the importance of Olympics to every Chinese.
I still remember the day when the host choice was announced. We were all gathered on campus and when "Beijing" was announced the whole nation went wild. I still can feel that excitement. A national celebration followed.
Over the last couple years, we've put in SO MUCH effort in order to be a good host. A year leading up to now, you can hear nothing on the news but Olympics Olympics Olympics. It's a day we've been dreaming for decades. We yearn for a chance for people out there like you to have a look, to understand us.
I would like to invite everyone of you to China if I can. It's not what it's like in your imagination, or in your media coverage. We are a country just as great as the United States. We are nice and hardworking people. And in majority of cities, we have almost everything you have here. We love peace, too. We are not the "evil" nation that was frequently pictured in west media. Yes, we have a lot of problems, just as every other country. We are trying. If you don't like the government or you believe everything they tell you here about the government, at least think of China as a country of 1.3 billion of good people.
I'm not going to debate about political issues. We are always going to have different opinions. It simply appalls me that people are suggesting that they should threaten to move the Games away for their political purposes. I feel deeply hurt.
In the end, I would like to welcome everyone to go to Beijing Olympics. Or to visit China one day. The only way for the east and west to ultimately achieve understanding and peace, is to communicate.
As a native Chinese, I would like to take the chance to express our feelings about the Olympics. (I understand it will probably be moved into other forums.)
The 2008 Olympics is not just important for us. It's almost everything for us in the last 8 years or so. Being here in US for a couple of years now, I realize that many Americans don't take Olympics very seriously. It's just a game. But for Chinese, over the last several decades, Olympics allowed the 1.3 billion of people to unite, to feel proud, to feel respected. Our ascend in Olympics performance came at the same time as our economy booming. It's very difficult to even begin to describe the importance of Olympics to every Chinese.
I still remember the day when the host choice was announced. We were all gathered on campus and when "Beijing" was announced the whole nation went wild. I still can feel that excitement. A national celebration followed.
Over the last couple years, we've put in SO MUCH effort in order to be a good host. A year leading up to now, you can hear nothing on the news but Olympics Olympics Olympics. It's a day we've been dreaming for decades. We yearn for a chance for people out there like you to have a look, to understand us.
I would like to invite everyone of you to China if I can. It's not what it's like in your imagination, or in your media coverage. We are a country just as great as the United States. We are nice and hardworking people. And in majority of cities, we have almost everything you have here. We love peace, too. We are not the "evil" nation that was frequently pictured in west media. Yes, we have a lot of problems, just as every other country. We are trying. If you don't like the government or you believe everything they tell you here about the government, at least think of China as a country of 1.3 billion of good people.
I'm not going to debate about political issues. We are always going to have different opinions. It simply appalls me that people are suggesting that they should threaten to move the Games away for their political purposes. I feel deeply hurt.
In the end, I would like to welcome everyone to go to Beijing Olympics. Or to visit China one day. The only way for the east and west to ultimately achieve understanding and peace, is to communicate.