Dr. Mo sent the following article with this cover email:
Hi Ben,
Remember I mentioned the deeply-set racism in Chinese culture. Chinese rulers always believe no matter where you live, so long as you are ethnically Chinese, you should identify with me. Read the above article, you know what I mean.
Weimin
The China News Service commentary also referred disparagingly to Mr. Locke’s dealings with the blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, who sought shelter in the American embassy after escaping house arrest in 2012, calling him Mr. Chen’s “guide dog.” Mr. Chen was subsequently allowed to travel to the United States. [A "guide dog!" Insulting the blind, too! Unbelievable.]
Hi Ben,
Remember I mentioned the deeply-set racism in Chinese culture. Chinese rulers always believe no matter where you live, so long as you are ethnically Chinese, you should identify with me. Read the above article, you know what I mean.
Weimin
Gary Locke is the out-going U.S. Ambassador to China. This is from the official China News Service!
"...an extended comparison of Mr. Locke, a Chinese-American, to a banana.
“However,” the commentary continued, “after a while, a banana will inevitably start to rot.’’
“Gary Locke is a U.S.-born, third-generation Chinese-American, and his being a banana — ‘yellow skin and white heart’ — became an advantage for Obama’s foreign policy,’’ opened the commentary, written by a person identified as Wang Ping. (Many Asian-Americans consider “banana” an offensive term.) ["Many?" If an American called an Asian person a "banana"...there'd be a problem.]
“However,” the commentary continued, “after a while, a banana will inevitably start to rot.’’
I, of course, have never been the target of racism. I am "white." But this hurt me! I think because intellectually I know, as an American, how painful racism is to others. It's insulting, too, obviously, but my main reaction was hurt. Can you imagine what Chinese say about President Obama? I don't like to think about that.
