China, forever boisterous

Recently the U.S. government has awarded Dalia Lama the highest U.S. civilian metal despite boisterous protest from the People’s Republic of China. From the U.S. perspective, Dalia Lama is a person who advocates peace, human rights and harmony for all people of the world, therefore he deserves the highest civilian metal. From China’s perspective, however, Dalia Lama is an outcast who seeks autonomy of Tibet within China, therefore a rebellious citizen, who should be condemned by the people of China. It’s so ironic that a good model for all civilians in one country is a rebel in another.

In my opinion, China is a communist country, and the belief of democracy seems otherworldly to its government. If Tibet were to be one of the states in the U.S., the situation would have been entirely different. All Dalia Lama needed to do was a referendum to decide the autonomy of Tibet. It’s unfortunate that Dalia Lama was born in the wrong country. Well, if he were born in the U.S., he wouldn’t have the problem of seeking independence anyway.

The situation is very similar in the Taiwan’s issue. The Taiwanese government has been seeking for independence of Taiwan, which is forever forbidden by the People’s Republic of China. To the Chinese government, Taiwan is a province within China, despite Taiwan Straight separating them. China is demanding the world to understand that Taiwan is its “son” who had been banished and who had misbehaved and ran away from “home” in the past. Though Taiwan has run away from “home” for over 50 years now, it is still constrained by China in any international forum ,if this forum ever implicates in politics in any way. Obviously, China, the “father,” is not happy when its “son” Taiwan is doing very well, which is not a good sign as far as human nature is concerned and not a good finesse as far as political influence is concerned. It is unconceivable that a father by affinity not only lacks support for his son but also oppresses his son’s space of existence. If my son had run away from me for any reason, I would have supported him surreptitiously any way I can, and I would have felt very happy to hear his success in life. If my son ever decided to move out on his own for any reason, I would be happy to hear that he is able to support himself. Well, there is really no reason to get mad or boisterous about that; in fact, I would be delighted and proud of my son’s achievements in life, and I would brag about it to all my friends. From my son’s perspective, I would be a good father who understands that nobody can cling to things he/she likes forever, and sometimes letting them go is actually a better way to achieve harmony.

Anyway, I hope that China understands what I have said, and suddenly feels enlightened by this simplicity of politics.