"...if we be honest with ourselves,
we shall be honest with each other." ~ George MacDonald
"...if we be honest with ourselves,
we shall be honest with each other." ~ George MacDonald

The Chinese

If you criticise the Chinese government many Chinese will take it personally. They will act as though your criticism of their government is a criticism of them. The Communist Party of China have successfully managed to convince many Chinese that any criticism of the Party is a criticism of the people and is therefore viewed by many Chinese as being racist.

This is strange. If people criticise my government, I do not feel like it is a criticism of me personally. I may even join in the criticism because I know the only way to correct a problem with any government policy is to first draw attention to it.

All sorts of problems are difficult to address when you do not allow freedom of speech. (Enormous amounts of money are wasted in China because people are afraid to criticise government projects. See 127m Shiplift & 500t Ship Navigating on Viaducts | 471 Million USD Stupid White Elephant Project).

How can a people or a government improve if they are not willing to listen to criticism and admit to their mistakes? Confession is not a weakness, it’s a strength. Is it painful to admit to mistakes? It can be. But “with humility comes wisdom” (Proverbs 11:2). 

The Chinese Communist Party is not really concerned about what is harmful to the people. They are far more concerned with what is harmful to the Party. That's why many books have been banned and people are often persecuted for saying what they believe (e.g. Only the Chinese “approved” version of the Bible is allowed and at present, the Bible is being rewritten in an attempt to destroy Christianity in China because the CCP regards Christianity as a threat. See China Rewrites the Bible | Christian World News - August 25, 2023 and Is China Rewriting the Bible?).

It's time for the Chinese people to ask themselves the following question: What would China be like if it had the same form of government as Taiwan?

If enough people in China (and Chinese oversees) admit to the terrible things the Chinese government have done—and are doing—there is hope for China. If not, China will continue its present decline.

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