From: haiqiu@ducvax.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: Oct 1, our National Day
Organization: Auburn University, AL
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 17:06:36 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.234514.2597@odin.corp.sgi.com>, yu@chang.asd.sgi.com (Yu Chang) writes:
> In article <1992Oct1.223934.24261@news.acns.nwu.edu>,
> usenet@news.acns.nwu.edu (Usenet on news.acns) writes:
> |> In article <BvGqGx.3AF@cs.psu.edu> jyw@phys.psu.edu (Jin-Yuan Wu) writes:
> 
> |> > That was history. That was the environment in which China was standing up.
> |> > China then had atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, satellites etc all by 
>                     ^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Say NO to bombs.
> Honestly, I find it scary that there is still people gauge the strength
> of a country by (mass-destruction) military power.

  I want to say NO to bombs also. But frankly there are not just "still" people
who gauge the strength of a country by military power. It is the common sense
of MOST of the people that gauge the strenth by military power. Japan's economy
is at least as strong as USA's, if not stronger. (And it will be stronger as
predicted.) However compare with USA's super power, Japan is nothing.
  During Korea war USA had suggested using the A-Bomb. Fortunately that
suggestion is vetoed because of some other worries. It is under such a thretten
that China had to develop the A-Bombs to defend the largest nation in the
world. I hope China never have a chance that it need to use A-Bomb to protect
it. However China has got to have it for safety when others have it.
 
> |> > herself--developing technologies nearly without external help,
> accumulating
> |> > money primarily in the internal markets and meanwhile, producing food
> |> > so that the huge population had something to eat.
>                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> And chinese people can only thank CCP for spending all the time learning
> the little red book instead of doing their real job, that really helped
> produce massive volume of food.
> 
> And BTW, whose fault was that of the huge population?

  I have read a book written by Jiang Jie-Shi, the KMT ruler before 1949. I
got such a idea that if it is Jiang in mainland after 1949. The population
will be much much huger now. For in that book he accused CCP of try all kinds
of method to reduce the Chinese population including massacre, and he said
what he will do is encourage the fast growth of the population so China is
the Ultra-largest and strongest nation in the world.
 
> |> > Mao Ze-Dong had many mistakes, but he and his comrades left us a strong 
> |> > country, an independent country.
> |> > 
> |> > 
> |> > Every Chinese benefits from his/her homeland by being respected
> because China
> |> > has stood up.
> |> > 
> |> > 
> |> > Just a remind, today is our National Day. Nothing can be more valuable
> |> > than independence. US could be a friend, but China is our country.
> |> 
> |> 
> |> Sound so familar. The above article reminds me of the "CCP History"
> class I had  
> |> many years ago. Kind of funny.
> 
> I am not sure how to interpret it.
> It seems sarcasm to me but then again it looks like he really meant it.
> I guess you are right too, it is kind of funny.
> 
> |> 
> |> Carl

--HAMLET

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