Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights"....
A prize likely to enrage the Chinese government, which had warned the Nobel committee not to honour him.
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Award of the prize is more against the Chinese Govt. and the political system there and less for rewarding the dissident. Thus the award is improper. Secondly, the dissident has done nothing for peace. If he were given an award for human rights or democracy, it would be different matter.
Rajani K wrote:
[quote]Why was he imprisoned??? I think this is first time to hear such a news.. :huh:[/quote]
Imprisonment of those who cause threat to law and order is normal in all states. This is not significant. what5 is significant that the award has been given only to embarass the Govt. of China. Secondly, the award is for peace whereas the awarded has done nothing for peace. The concept of human rights is not same as peace.
[quote]Why was he imprisoned??? I think this is first time to hear such a news.. :huh:[/quote]
Imprisonment of those who cause threat to law and order is normal in all states. This is not significant. what5 is significant that the award has been given only to embarass the Govt. of China. Secondly, the award is for peace whereas the awarded has done nothing for peace. The concept of human rights is not same as peace.
@Rajani,
He's the co-author of Charter 08, a call for political reform and human rights. He had played a leading role in the Tianan-men Square student’s protest of 1989. Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel, despite China warning the Nobel committee not to give him the prize saying it will harm relations with Norway.This is the news from CNN-IBN.
He's the co-author of Charter 08, a call for political reform and human rights. He had played a leading role in the Tianan-men Square student’s protest of 1989. Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel, despite China warning the Nobel committee not to give him the prize saying it will harm relations with Norway.This is the news from CNN-IBN.
chinmoymukherjee wrote:
[quote]It's quite natural for a dictatorial regime like China to react to like this![/quote]
The fact is that the western powers are racists and do anything to embarrass others. We love democracy but this is internal matter of each state. Democracy and for that matter any political system cannot be exported. Nobody can export democracy to china. The award is not genuine and this is only for embarrassing china- an Asian power.
As regards reacting of china as a dictatorial regime, just visualize the award of some prize to dissident Huriat leaders of Kashmir or even Omar Abdulah for recent outbursts. I feel 'democratic India' will react the same way 'Dictatorial china'.
Decent behavior in international relations irrespective of political system is must for international peace. The western powers miserably fail in this regard simply owing to their racist irrational mindset.
[quote]It's quite natural for a dictatorial regime like China to react to like this![/quote]
The fact is that the western powers are racists and do anything to embarrass others. We love democracy but this is internal matter of each state. Democracy and for that matter any political system cannot be exported. Nobody can export democracy to china. The award is not genuine and this is only for embarrassing china- an Asian power.
As regards reacting of china as a dictatorial regime, just visualize the award of some prize to dissident Huriat leaders of Kashmir or even Omar Abdulah for recent outbursts. I feel 'democratic India' will react the same way 'Dictatorial china'.
Decent behavior in international relations irrespective of political system is must for international peace. The western powers miserably fail in this regard simply owing to their racist irrational mindset.
@Gulshan
The reactions of China only go to show its nervousness and lack of confidence in its own system! Otherwise it could have such brushed it aside.The fact of the matter is that the Chinese people have no say in the choice of their system and what passes for now is just the rule of a coterie.This is the fundamental issue which has to be understood in greater depth.The Chinese brutal suppression of human rights is not a figment of the Western world.It has resorted to worst from of humnan rights abuses in Tibet to change the demographic character by forcibly settling Han people.There are issues which should not be viewed from the narrow angle of East or West.We won't have seen the end of brutal and barbaric regimes of Idi Amin and Pol Pot hadn't the world at large intervened in the so-called internal matter of those countries!
The reactions of China only go to show its nervousness and lack of confidence in its own system! Otherwise it could have such brushed it aside.The fact of the matter is that the Chinese people have no say in the choice of their system and what passes for now is just the rule of a coterie.This is the fundamental issue which has to be understood in greater depth.The Chinese brutal suppression of human rights is not a figment of the Western world.It has resorted to worst from of humnan rights abuses in Tibet to change the demographic character by forcibly settling Han people.There are issues which should not be viewed from the narrow angle of East or West.We won't have seen the end of brutal and barbaric regimes of Idi Amin and Pol Pot hadn't the world at large intervened in the so-called internal matter of those countries!
chinmoymukherjee wrote:
[quote]@Gulshan
The reactions of China only go to show its nervousness and lack of confidence in its own system! Otherwise it could have such brushed it aside.The fact of the matter is that the Chinese people have no say in the choice of their system and what passes for now is just the rule of a coterie.This is the fundamental issue which has to be understood in greater depth.The Chinese brutal suppression of human rights is not a figment of the Western world.It has resorted to worst from of humnan rights abuses in Tibet to change the demographic character by forcibly settling Han people.There are issues which should not be viewed from the narrow angle of East or West.We won't have seen the end of brutal and barbaric regimes of Idi Amin and Pol Pot hadn't the world at large intervened in the so-called internal matter of those countries![/quote]
There is utter lack of democracy in China. We are for democracy. But this is internal issue of china. we cannot export democracy or our system to them. Although there may be some atrocities and repression in Tibet or elsewhere, there is no genocide or gross human rights violation. The state has to use force everywhere. We also use military power in j & K, Tripura, Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand and elsewhere for maintaining law and order and preserving national unity. similar use of force can not be denied to Chinese government. It cannot be said that a 'democratic' regime can use force for combating internal disturbance but a 'dictatorial or communist' regime cannot.
[quote]@Gulshan
The reactions of China only go to show its nervousness and lack of confidence in its own system! Otherwise it could have such brushed it aside.The fact of the matter is that the Chinese people have no say in the choice of their system and what passes for now is just the rule of a coterie.This is the fundamental issue which has to be understood in greater depth.The Chinese brutal suppression of human rights is not a figment of the Western world.It has resorted to worst from of humnan rights abuses in Tibet to change the demographic character by forcibly settling Han people.There are issues which should not be viewed from the narrow angle of East or West.We won't have seen the end of brutal and barbaric regimes of Idi Amin and Pol Pot hadn't the world at large intervened in the so-called internal matter of those countries![/quote]
There is utter lack of democracy in China. We are for democracy. But this is internal issue of china. we cannot export democracy or our system to them. Although there may be some atrocities and repression in Tibet or elsewhere, there is no genocide or gross human rights violation. The state has to use force everywhere. We also use military power in j & K, Tripura, Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand and elsewhere for maintaining law and order and preserving national unity. similar use of force can not be denied to Chinese government. It cannot be said that a 'democratic' regime can use force for combating internal disturbance but a 'dictatorial or communist' regime cannot.
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