X-Message-Number: 17584
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 03:02:45 +0800 (CST)
From: =?big5?q?kurt2100kimo?= <>
Subject: Islam and China

Since I have not spent time in the islamic nations,
except for Malaysia, I have no basis to argue against
what Mike Darwin is saying about the islamic world.
However, I feel he is wrong about China.

Unlike islam, China does not have a expansionistic
history. In fact they have always been
inward-orriented. They do resent the fact that the
U.S. is dominant and seek to close the gap. However,
unlike muslims, they have no desire to conquer or
destroy us. They do ultimately want us out of thier
"sphere of influence" which is Asia. I do not feel
that they have a hatred of western pop-culture. In
fact, both Japanese and American pop-culture is very
popular amoung Chinese young people, including those
who want to take Taiwan back by force.

The Chinese are not much interested in lands beyond
the bounds of the "traditional Chinese Empire", but
are intensely interested in the Overseas Chinese.
However, I don't think that means we have to worry
about San Fransisco or Vancouver, BC. Furthurmore, the
Chinese do not believe in or practice an expansionary,
illiberal meme like islam. 

The Chinese do have an intense desire to
technologically outpace the West. But I do not
consider them to be our enemy, unlike Islam, Infact,
they do not like islam any more than we do.

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