* The author Nonthinker (Freereed) has published this post on the Leser-Artikel of www.zeit.de (Germany), which is sparking the hotter discussion between the German and the Chinese. Click this link to join me.

Recently the surprised bias against China the Western media hold greatly impressed me. One of their focuses is the so-called Tibet issue which they distorted in the partial perspective. Another is the preferred reports of deliberate disruption of the 2008 Olympic torch relay.

Without intent to comment on something about Tibet and Games, I find the top contributing factor in the Western evil attitudes towards China is arrogance. They are self-centered and believe them superior to the rest of the world in morals, values, beliefs and so on, only based on they are economically developed.

Rooted in the above arrogance, they are naturally educated to develop a kind of prejudice against some problems, especially against those developing nations. Those who are not in accord with their morals, values and beliefs are severely denounced.

When it comes to freedom, democracy and human rights, universally acknowledged originated from the Western, the majority of the nations believe they are what nations pursue. But it does not mean that every nation consents to accept all from the Western. That is to say, every nation would selectively learn the Western values, political systems and measures which are proved to be practical and suitable to their nations. It is up to them, not to the Western.
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