Getting to know China's reality
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="safeguarding">safeguarding</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>' <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="edition">edition</span>, <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>. </p><p><span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="expats">expats</span>, <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="IDs">IDs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="style">style</span>. </p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="column">column</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mindsets">mindsets</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. </p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="installing">installing</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="herald">herald</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="intrusion">intrusion</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>. </p><p>"<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="morals">morals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span>?" <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="one">one</span>. </p><p>"<span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>-<span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nefarious">nefarious</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> - <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span>," <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="another">another</span>. </p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sincerity">sincerity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prejudiced">prejudiced</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stems">stems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stereotyped">stereotyped</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. </p>
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