Dear Eric If you are going to publish, the name is "Spielberg, Steven Spielberg, licensed to make money"
Rui On 17/02/2008, Eric Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > *China, Speilberg, and the Olympics: The real story.* > by Eric Sommer, Beijing > World-famous Hollywood film director Steven Speilberg's decision to > withdraw as an art director for the 2008 Beijing Olympics is sadly aligned > with imperialist assumptions bred by living in the U.S. > > Speilberg's stated reason for withdrawal from the Olympics is alleged > Chinese indifference to the suffering - and human rights violations - caused > by a civil war in the African nation of Sudan, which is a major trading > partner of China. > > Speilberg claims that China is not 'using its influence' with Sudan to > 'end the suffering'. However, the notion that a 'great power' should 'use > its influence' to control the internal affairs of other sovereign nations > arises from U.S., and not Chinese, assumptions. > > People living in the U.S. routinely wittiness their government subjecting > other states which do not follow their demands to economic sanctions or > boycotts; covert operations aimed at destabilizing the targeted 'regimes'; > and even outright invasion as in the case of Iraq. > > Reading between the lines, Speilberg's position, and that of those like > him, is a demand that China act like the U.S., and impose - or threaten to > impose - economic sanctions on its trading partner Sudan. > > However, China follows a completely different policy. Based squarely on > the five principals of peaceful coexistence which China has followed since > 1949, this policy consistently refrains from interference in the internal > affairs of other sovereign nations. > > The principal of non-interference is precisely why the leaders of 45 > African nations convened a year or so ago in Beijing for joint high-level > talks with China's leaders. > This meeting was notable as the first-ever meeting of the African > unionoutside of Africa. Non-interference is precisely the reason that African > leaders felt warmly about coming to China, and why China is warmly > welcomed in Africa in a way the U.S., and the former European colonial > powers, are not. > > I personally saw various African heads of state on T.V. during the meeting > here asked about their relationships with China. The response was > consistently 'We are happy to work with China economically and otherwise > because (unlike the western powers) they do not come to Africa to give us > lectures'. > * > Western Media is out of line. > * > > Recent western media portrayals of the China-Sudan issue are distorted > beyond belief. To begin with, it is frequently stated that 'China provides > diplomatic cover' for the Sudan in the UN security council. > > In reality, however, China, Russia, and - crucially - the African > Unionrepresenting all African states have *all* taken *the same position* at > the > UN- i.e., that dialogue and African Union troops and limited numbers of UN > troops should be used in Sudan, and that economic sanctions should not be > imposed. > > So it is China's position- and not that of people like Speilberg or the > U.S. government - that represents the real perceived interests of Africa. > > Moreover, it is China - and not the U.S.or Speilberg - which has the moral > high ground on Sudan, via its consistent approach of using dialogue and > non-interference rather than using military or economic force to coerce > other nations. > > Finally, and sadly, while Speilberg professes concern about the human > rights of Sudan, he was not so concerned about the human rights of the > people of Iraq, or about the sovergnty of Iraq, where an estimated 100,000 > or 200,000 or more people have died since the U.S. invasion. > > In reply to questions about the then-impending attack on Iraq, Speilberg > told journalists, "Bush's politics has been solid, grounded in reality, > willing to uproot terrorism wherever it may be found...if Bush, as I > believe, has reliable information on the fact that Saddam is making 'weapons > of mass destruction,' I cannot not support the policies of his > government." > > > > > > > > *"True development puts first those that society puts last."* > *-Mahatma Gandhi* > ** > *"Dare to be naive." * > *- Buckminster Fuller* > ** > *"Work for the world."* > *- Karl Marx* > ** > *"A loving heart: **In all the world this state of mind is best."* > * - ADM CEO * > > ------------------------------ > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> > >
