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Old 05-05-2003, 07:52 PM   #1
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China politics

I come from china. You can ask me if you have any question about China politics and other.
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Old 05-05-2003, 09:54 PM   #2
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How free do you feel? How comfortable are you speaking against the government, or are you content with it?
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Old 05-05-2003, 10:03 PM   #3
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How free do you feel? How comfortable are you speaking against the government, or are you content with it?
I feel more free than ago. In China we say that deep love like hate. We criticize our government because we deeply love China. We hope it can lead us to build more beautiful China.

No one contents what he/she possesses. You still want to get more even if you have much.

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Old 05-05-2003, 10:19 PM   #4
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Hey Billy, You sound like an American.
Is there some way for you to complain about services like trash or road pavement or barking dogs. You know, small problems.
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Old 05-05-2003, 10:25 PM   #5
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Hey Billy, You sound like an American.
And the corruption continues.
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Old 05-05-2003, 10:27 PM   #6
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Is there some way for you to complain about services like trash or road pavement or barking dogs. You know, small problems.
Of course, I complain about many things. The public traffic is bad. In this city almost every home has motorcycle, not take bus. The air and traffic become bad.

The gorvernment need improve their work efficiency. Don't let us to wait wait and wait...

I am working in office now. I can use lillte free time to reply you.
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Old 05-05-2003, 10:28 PM   #7
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So living in China you must see the horrible living conditions, oppression, poverty, sickness, dispair, sadness, and other bad things communism causes on a daily basis.

Do you hate communism?
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Old 05-05-2003, 10:32 PM   #8
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Corruption is one poison to gorvernment and country

After several years fathering, there are less and less corruption. We are buliding laws to inspect gorvernment work. Encourage people to impeach the corruption officer. I believe we can make it least in the coming future.
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Old 05-05-2003, 10:49 PM   #9
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So living in China you must see the horrible living conditions, oppression, poverty, sickness, dispair, sadness, and other bad things communism causes on a daily basis.
Why do you think our living condition is so bad. This city is classified one of the best 300 liveing cities in world by the UN. It is safe because we have few guns as they are in the US. The China government is trying our best to reducing poverty. Almost people have richer than ago. SARS is just one accident. Every country has sickness. No oppression break out. Maybe what you said occured 1970s, not this time.

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Do you hate communism?
I don't hate communism, otherwise, I like it very much. The soul of communism is free, rich, equal country, love people. In fact, we can not do it as the soul. We need time to choose one good way to do it. I believe that we have a good life in communism.

Whatever society we are in, we need improve economy and make people rich and rich. Who do I have it if I can get in china.
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Old 05-05-2003, 11:15 PM   #10
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If communism = rich rich rich why are all communist countries poor poor poor including China. The average person in China makes less money in a month than the average American makes in one day.

Communism takes away people's rights, property, personal responsibility, money, etc.
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Old 05-06-2003, 01:30 AM   #11
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Billy;

I have a lot of questions about the economic structure of China. How much does the government control the economy on a personal level? Can you choose your own career, negotiate a salary level, participate in a free market of your goods and services?

Are things like prices on goods controlled by the government, or determined by supply and demand?

By the way, welcome to the Cellar! I appreciate the addition of your unique perspective.

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Old 05-06-2003, 02:43 AM   #12
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Free market in China

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How much does the government control the economy on a personal level? Can you choose your own career, negotiate a salary level, participate in a free market of your goods and services?
I think the government don't control personal level, they just control the macroeconomy. I freely choose my career. I require my salary with my company. Now almost every thing in China are run by free markert. So we learn many styles from the west.

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Are things like prices on goods controlled by the government, or determined by supply and demand?
The government don't control too mcuh price. The prices are determined by market. But the government insupervise the price to assure that the company don't make too high price so that the people can not afford to them.

I am glad to join this forum. I like your views that make me see advanced.
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Old 05-07-2003, 04:19 PM   #13
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Billy, what is your point of view on Taiwan?
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Old 05-07-2003, 04:22 PM   #14
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GREAT question, syc.
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Old 05-07-2003, 04:25 PM   #15
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I need to let my friend Yuhao (pjshimmer on here) know that some fellow Chinese folks are on here now. He emigrated to the US from there 7 or 8 years ago.
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