Comments by "神州 Shenzhou" (@Shenzhou.) on "Breaking News: Communist party in China to end President's 2-term limit" video.

  1. China should follow our own path to success, not just blindly emulate the West. If a leader is good and capable enough to stay in power for longer, then I personally see no reason not to extend his term in order to implement his policies. Long term strategic plans, like Belt and Road Initiative span the course of several terms, in order to be fully realized, so we can't have some other leader just being appointed and suddenly abolishing OBOR just like that.
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  2. China has ambitious long-term projects, like 10-20 year plans to be largest economy in 2020, superpower by 2030, etc. These plans can't be achieved if the leader suddenly steps down after his term, and the next leader suddenly abolishes the plans, such as ongoing Belt and Road Initiative. For example, when Trump came to power, he abolished Obama's Trans Pacific Partnership, which been in the making for 8 years, simply because Trump don't like Obama (Obama humiliated Trump with his birth certificate) and all those taxpayers money invested in TPP suddenly went down the drain. In my opinion, China should avoid such similar scenario in our policies.
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  3. 对我来说 中国需要走自己的路，不能盲目跟着西方。
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  4. Its just extending presidential term that's all. If a leader shown to be strong and capable, why not leave him in power for while longer, so that extract maximum benefit for China before he step down. Its not as though its permanent position.
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  5. 李昊洋 Chinese history is full of both benevolent rulers as well as tyrant leaders. But when a ruler prove to be too harsh, too corrupt and unpopular, the people will eventually rise up and topple the government in a rebellion. I thought you claim to study history yourself for 10 years. The Chinese government is reviving the "Mandate of Heaven" doctrine, where a competent ruler is allowed to stay in power, in order to maximise the benefits to China, while an incompetent ruler will eventually be overthrown by rebellions. This doctrine might be ancient, but it has guided China for 5000 years and allowed China to survive the course of history relatively intact.
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  6. 李昊洋 You think kids in democratic countries don't put their lives at risk too? Look at United States for example, where American soldiers are fighting and dying in foreign soil, such as during Gulf War, Afghan War, Iraq War, Libyan War, etc, even in the 21st century. China is currently at peace and not a war with other country, since our last major war in 1979, 30 years ago. If my kids have to someday fight and risk their lives, then why not fight for the country, instead for other country's sake and dying on foreign soil, like the US wars in Middle East? So why are you claiming my logic is stupid, when everything I said draws upon actual historical facts? You are entitled to your own opinion if you want democracy, but does that mean you can label other form of governments as "stupid"? Modern Western liberal democracy has only about 200-300 years of history, whereas China has survived 5000 years of history without democracy, so it sees no need to implement democracy. Nobody said democracy is the best form of government, and China is living proof of a successful alternative form of government. Are you sure you studied history for 10 years? Many historical societies had political power concentrated in the hands of an elite few, such as nobles (aristocracy) or priests (theocracy) or kings and emperors (monarchy) and so on.
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  7. 李昊洋 You keep asking about China's death tolls, but in the end, China is still the most populous nation on Earth, even with One-Child-Policy, so what exactly is your point, if you keep on labeling my points as "stupid"? Like I said, you are entitled to your own opinion, but it does that mean you should call other point of views "stupid"? Which of my points do you think is "stupid" you tell me? Mao Zedong is only human, and made mistakes like one. The CPC has publicly acknowledged the failure of his domestic policies and even Mao made a self-criticism and stepped down from being state Chairman. Why are you so obsessed with Mao? You clearly said previously that you support President Xi and believe he is doing a good job, so why do you believe he will become Mao? You think President Xi doesn't learn from Mao's mistakes and not to repeat them? You keep claiming my points are stupid, then why don't you explain exactly how are they stupid? Historically, political power is held by a few people, such as nobles, priests, kinds, etc, because such people are educated and politically savvy enough to make important decisions regarding the country. You said you study History for 10 years, but exactly what have you learnt from history then? I made my own points, and if you think them "stupid" then why don't you present some opinions of your own?
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  8. wwmm cc You want Democracy and No War in the world? China is currently at peace since our last major war 30 years ago in 1979, but countries like USA still waging war in Middle East, even in 21st century, in order to cut off the countries' heads (Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, etc) for the sake of "democracy"
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  9. Gotham1984 There have only been 100 or so Tibetans self-immolating themselves since 2009. Why don't you look at India, where as many as 1,451 and 1,584 self-immolations have been reported in 2000 and 2001, respectively? You mean because 100 Tibetans self-immolate, then entire population of 3,000,000 people in Tibet, must give in to their demands? What makes you think Uighur Muslims aren't allowed to have beards? Here is a video about a Canadian guy (The Food Ranger) visiting Kashgar in Xinjiang and you can see many of the Uighur men sporting beards. Video:Muslim Street Food in China youtube.com/watch?v=c1x19gySa-s Falun Gong was only formed in 1994 (25 years ago) by Li Hongzhi, who was a charismatic figure that led people to believe he was a god and could cure cancer. His followers who had early stage cancer, refused to seek actual medical treatment and instead donated their savings to him, in hopes of curing their disease. Its more like a cult than an actual religion. It hijacked existing practices from Qigong, Taoism and Buddhist philosophies and then claims to be a religion when all those other practices have thousands of years of history, compared to Falun Gong's 25 years. Rohingya Crisis is because of Myanmar/Burma government, yet you want to pin the blame on China? And China is only doing business in those countries. In world of business, not all business transactions will result in profit, but the point remains that nobody force those countries to do business with China if they don't want to. They can always choose to break off business with China, and nobody going to stop them. China has built much infrastructure in countries like Pakistan, Kazakhstan, other -stan countries, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, and also in African countries like Kenya, Angola, Djibouti, Nigeria, etc. And China is not at war other countries currently, like what USA is doing in Middle East. Why not USA spend money investing in Middle East, instead of waging war?
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  10. Gotham1984 I watched some Western media like CNN, Fox News, BBC, etc, and they tend to portray China as currency manipulators, with Chinese people stealing American jobs, and about what happen if China and USA go to war and about starting possible trade war. But if you watch Chinese media like CGTN or New China TV, they tend to talk about how China can promote better economic cooperation with the West. So why should I believe what Western media has to say? You tell me not to bother with long replies, when you yourself begin with an entire paragraph against me? What sort of unfair double standards is this? You talk about all these internal social issues in China, but is it the same as USA bombing Middle East in the name of democracy? Isn't that what my first post is all about?
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  11. Look what Chinese "democracy" done to China, and what Indian "democracy" done to India. Republic of India was founded in 1947, and People's Republic of China was founded in 1949 (2 years later) but China has long since overtook India as world's 2nd largest economy, with world's largest land army PLA, and 2nd largest military expenditure after USA.
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  12. Pushpa Kunwar Do you really know the situation at all? You mean if President Xi Jinping does bad things, nobody in China will speak of it? How stupid do you think Chinese people are? Of course if Xi Jinping is unpopular, then people will speak out about it. But his anti+corruption crackdowns are popular and extending his term will maximise the benefits of such policies.
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  13. If a leader has shown to be strong and capable of producing results, then what's wrong with leaving him in power for while longer, to maximise the benefits to China? His presidential term is just being extended that's all, not that he will rule to his death.
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