From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: Re: Hello from news reader in China
Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, UCLA
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 07:17:52 GMT

In article <9224415.24361@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> dht@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Joyous Dave baby) writes:
>elelyc@nuscc.nus.sg (Y.C. Liang) writes:
>
>>I am not quite sure of the reason why Joyous Dave is sick of people
>>claiming that Xi Zang should be independant.  Tibet is a Autonomous
>>Region because people in Tibet decided to do so.  That was a long
>>history.  They have their own culture, language, religion, life-style
>>and their own leadership, just like Mongolia.  They have every right to

>[Some stuff deleted...]

>
>1/4 of China's Nukes are in Xi Zang.  For the sake of security, (especially
>when India and Pakistan have Nukes) it's better to absorb Xi Zang into
>an integral, inseperable part of China.

	** Making some sense.
	   Don't be hasty, mate! But this should happen when China becomes
	   * politically democratic *.


>Also, we know from Chinese History that many Civilizations (Barbarians)
>have been assimilated into the Hans culture, in particularly the Manchus
>and the Mongols, I don't see a problem with Zang.
>		 

	** Conflicting things and emotions are there, even though you
	   don't see and therefore don't know. Prejudice there, too.  


>>For economical reason, I would not suggest China to use a MTR system to
>>ship tones of coal mine.  MTR system is mainly for fast and rapid
>>transportation for a short distance travel, such as in HongKong and
>>Singapore.  It is also expensive to be built.  
>
>The point is, of course, to use new and more efficient trains, the ones
>that HKG Railway uses... sorry about mentioning MTR, I thought HK MTR and
>HK Rail belong to the same company.

	** Now you realise they do not. But both from UK.
	   They're expensive, for sure.
 
	   But you're essentially right that our courtry needs some new
	   tools, not those advanced to compete with the US, but at
	   least  those '50 antique.
 	
>>>6)  Following up to 1 and 2, please re-claim Mongolia and parts of
>>>NW China (which was given to Russia after the Sino-Russian War).  It
>>>is China's proud to re-unite a Greater China, and re-claim former
>>>teritories.  For that matter, help Taiwan to pressure Japan to return
>>>Liou Qiou Islands (North of Taiwan)... The Japanese should've returned
>>>them in Aug 1945.. why didn't China claim them then, I don't know!
>
>>What Greater China ?  I think we don't need another "Great Japan",

	** We do need a greater China(not the gov't!) Maybe not a greater
	   China(quite unlikely in 10 yrs' time or so), a better China
	   we want.

>>"Great Soviet Union" or "Great Nazi", do we ?  I will suggest the
>>government to work on its economy and environmental issue instead.
>
>I think it's fair to re-claim the teritories which are rightfully
>China's.  Outer Mongolia was a part of China until the Russians invaded,
>and forced it to declare independance.  And China, being a "Little
>Brother" of USSR, agreed to it... mainly because of loss of War.
>I wonder what will happen if UK decided to recognize HKG independance?
>It would be the same.  It is a part of China until all the "unequal"
>treaties signed after unjustified Wars.
>
>>I am not sure if Australian really put down Asian cultures.
>
>I'm glad, you don't even live here!  :-)

	** He doesn't. I do.
	   I should think you're not completely right. 
 
>
>>Have a nice day. 
>
>Have a nice day waking up the "Sleeping Dragon".
					 ^^^^^^
	** "Sleeping Lion" here - I reckon. 
	   A dragon doesn't sleep at all!

---Cheers,
	Bill

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