Latest comments posted about How China’s rise spells trouble on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/2152-How-China-s-rise-spells-trouble http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/2152-How-China-s-rise-spells-trouble It seems that a majority of the people do not agree with the author’s opinion. I think we should be able to get some advice from this article; at least it is useful as an informative warning. Giving up meat does not signify giving up a noble life. On the contrary, we can choose to be vegetarian. One thing it offers is that it keeps a body healthy. Additionally, it is humane towards animals, and finally it is a step towards reducing the consumption of global natural resources. Reducing green house gas emissions is the new way of life. A majority of people are not willing to attempt to bring these new changes into their life, precisely because a majority of people are not willing to change their preferences towards meat. Plenty of evidence indicates that being vegetarian is a good choice. (Comment translated by Michelle Deeter) Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:17:11 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7734 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7734 It’s because they are just like us, making judgments without solid evidence. This is a deep-rooted bad habit. What have we used as a countermeasure? We’ve done too little study on them. We idealize their economic structure and social institutions, everything, even their moral standards. I can tell by looking at “world history” that they are the people who are responsible for creating the present political unrest in the world. They are to blame for the intensification of the current linear, unsustainable nature of economic development. They incite regional separatist movements. Again, they are to blame for our current lower standards of living. After we managed to close the gap between China and the other nations, they feel threatened and attempt to change the rules. Lessons from history suggest those who dared to manipulate the rules all met their downfall eventually. Take Britain as example. Its attempt to control and repress colonial America backfired and Britain ended up being a puppet in the hands of America. Even though there are overlaps between America’s and Britain’s interests, the reality is Britain’s global interests shrinking fast and their influence is now next to nothing. We should take an eye-to-eye stand-off with Western media. As for Britain’s political situation, I am happy to support Northern Ireland’s secession from the United Kingdom and becoming a totally independent nation racially, politically, and economically. Only when they are busy holding their countries together would they appreciate the importance of national unity. (translated by Yang bin) Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:40:42 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7652 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7652 Although the current Chinese consumption is not the cause of the food shortage and increasing price, it may become one in the near future, especially if China simply dismisses the idea and ignores the warning signs. China should not blindly follow in the footprint of some developed countries. Liu Yi Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:37:45 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7656 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7656 What is destabilising food prices is the ever increasing consumption and waste by the developed economies (obesity in western societies), and their need to convert food badly needed by the Bush & Brown labelled 'starving nations of the world' into bio-fuel to feed those gas-guzzling 'macho' vehicles that crowd the roads. The Wenchuan earthquake was 'time-out' in the China-bashing obsessive game. With the Olympics round the corner, it is open season once again. It is a convenient diversion from Palestine & Guantanamo. It is 'their' contribution to the aspirations of the third world for a Harmonious Society. We live in the hope that a "leader" might emerge one day soon, who would dare do the 'right' thing without having to constantly look over his shoulder to see where the votes are coming from. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:53:54 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7635 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7635 China is a competitor to the west and America in particular. My children and grandchildren will have a smaller share of the LIMITED world resources in the future and the people of China a greater share than in the past. We shall either work together to share and conserve those resources or we shall DIE together! My children and grandchildren may not like that but will have to get used to it! The sleeping tiger ( as Napoleon once described China ) is awake - I hope the people of China are wiser than those of the western nations have proved to be in the past. Mike Hodder Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:01:40 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7633 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7633 So, human rights improvement is great in China , isn't it? What are you telling your western fellow people? Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:55:06 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7621 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7621 It seems that the majority of people should be starving and only a handful of nobels have the privilege of eating meat. translated by Stacy Xu Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:12:00 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7584 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7584 I totally agree with the comments above. From the author's perspective it seems that Chinese people have to be remain poor and Chinese products have to be cheap forever to keep the world a stable and reasonable place. Totally nonsense! Every country wants to be rich, developed and powerful. How can we blame them for that. Chinese population is five times of America's population, but American GDP is tens times of China's GDP. Where do you think the excessive output come from? Obviously, it's from more import and consumption. What I am trying to say is that a country with lesser population can impact more than populous ones. So, population is absolutely not a deciding problem on this issue now. This is just a personal opinion of an American. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:10:20 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7587 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7587 From a global perspective and actual data, China has indeed consumed the world's largest amount of grain and meat dairy products and will bring out more consumption in the future. But the author talked about food consumption index alone made the article unconvincing, he has ignored that so many Chinese still live without basic necessities, medical and educational services. Some families even can’t provide enough clothes for each family member. This one-sided viewpoint can only strengthen the West's prejudice towards China. The awareness of cultivating children’s conception of saving food in China can not be easily seen in other countries, there is a Chinese ancient poem called “Pity on farmers”: Be sure to value the food for our meals, as every grain of it comes from hard toil.” These well-known lines have been recited by every Chinese person. Though there are a lot of extravagances and waste in China, while talking about these problems analyses with an integrated approach and an objective conclusion are necessary. Translated by Ting Zhou Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:41:55 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7580 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7580 Is it a exclusive right for the people living in british to have a nutritive diet? you british consume a lot more beef, meat, and every thing than chinese does who you say should be blame for the food deprivation form the poor around the world. Then what is the role of you wise writer? You have eat even waste the food which could save several little babies in africa. Do you should feel guilty? Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:59:32 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7577 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2152#comment-7577