Striving for peace and harmony
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>, <span word="unrealistic">unrealistic</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="exhibit">exhibit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span>."</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="barbed">barbed</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span>. "<span word="Us">Us</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>."</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span>."</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="psyche">psyche</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="bewildered">bewildered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="media">media</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="never">never</span>-<span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="moan">moan</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Foreigners">Foreigners</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span>, <span word="polluters">polluters</span>, <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="abusers">abusers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>," <span word="my">my</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="disrespectful">disrespectful</span>!" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="cries">cries</span>. "<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span>?"</p>
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