China’s Dangerous Nobodies

Minivan News ^ | February 1, 2008 | Guy Sorman

[Lorianne]

Last December 27, 20 armed police officers used extreme physical violence to arrest Hu Jia in front of his wife and their two-month-old baby, acting as if he could offer real resistance. But Hu Jia is a diminutive young man of 34 who suffers from a severe liver ailment. Moreover, he is a committed believer in non-violence, an admirer of the Dalai Lama, a disciple of the Mahatma Gandhi, and a sincere Buddhist.

Why is the mighty Chinese Communist Party deploying all of its powers to kidnap – no word better describes what happened – such a tiny enemy? The Party accuses him of “subversion,” but he broke no laws, does not head a counter-revolutionary army, and was not on the verge of toppling the Party.

Hu Jia’s political actions are much more modest than that. In 2000, he abandoned his studies at Beijing University when he learned that thousands of Henan peasants were dying from AIDS after having sold their blood to local traffickers. Since the beginning of this epidemic, his main activity has been the distribution of medicine and moral comfort in the doomed villages of Henan.

Hu Jia’s charitable work is not facilitated by the local authorities, who bear some responsibility in this epidemic; moreover, with NGOs being forbidden in China, Hu Jia can act only by himself. Indeed, if he were to build any kind of organization to support his charity, he would be violating the law.

[khnyny]

The Chinese are nothing if not efficient. In fact, they seem quite obsessive in their squelching of what they consider to be “dissent”.

Insecure, paranoid, unjust, morally bankrupt, violent and dishonest are not qualities that make the Chinese government competent world players.

[BlueDragon]

May I ask, how did you come across a site labeled "minivannews", that supposedly is in the Maldives, and features this French author, and critic of China? "Empire of Lies"???

Yeah, I'd bet China is that! They won't even admit to themselves they are an 'empire', since they believe their own P.R.

They go about both subverting efforts of any critical, or even merely questioning voices within, while outwardly are using capitalistic methods to expand their reach & influence.

I hate the running chinese imperialist dogs! [that's what they used to tell their people about us, now they are it!]

[Eccl 10:2]

"Insecure, paranoid, unjust, morally bankrupt, violent and dishonest are not qualities that make the Chinese government competent world players."

"You gotta problem with that?"

[mkjessup]

MacArthur was right.

We should have nuked the ChiComs when we had the chance.

[hosepipe]

[ Why is the mighty Chinese Communist Party deploying all of its powers to kidnap – no word better describes what happened – such a tiny enemy? ]

Socialism/liberal tribalism/democratic sharia requires SHOW CRIMES...

Mob Rule operates on victims of thought crimes.. i.e. SHow Trials..

[JerseyHighlander]

minivannews is the main thorn in the side of the autocratic Gayoom clan that runs the Maldives with a iron fist.

They are good people who write good news and provide a platform for other good people throughout Asia, the website’s part-owners and their families have been beaten tortured imprisoned and exiled for their belief in free society.

[FormerACLUmember]

Gosh, Chinese military officers are so friendly and amazingly financially generous to SOME people...

[wideminded]

"I will tell a story, so that you may understand why I still want to do whatever I can for AIDS victims in Henan province, in spite of so many difficulties I have to face. In 2000, I went to a village. As I passed a narrow lane, I heard a child shouting, "Mama, come down; mama, come down." When I went into the house, I saw the child’s mother had hanged herself. The little child did not know his mother had already died; he was pulling her foot and kept calling his mother to come down from where she was. The mother found out she was HIV-positive not long before; her husband had previously died of AIDS and they have wasted all their money to fake doctors. This kind of story is everywhere in all the AIDS villages in Henan province."

- Gao Yaojie

[wideminded]

"I will tell a story, so that you may understand why I still want to do whatever I can for AIDS victims in Henan province, in spite of so many difficulties I have to face. In 2000, I went to a village. As I passed a narrow lane, I heard a child shouting, "Mama, come down; mama, come down." When I went into the house, I saw the child’s mother had hanged herself. The little child did not know his mother had already died; he was pulling her foot and kept calling his mother to come down from where she was. The mother found out she was HIV-positive not long before; her husband had previously died of AIDS and they have wasted all their money to fake doctors. This kind of story is everywhere in all the AIDS villages in Henan province."

- Gao Yaojie (link fixed)

[Lorianne]

I found a link to this story from City Journal.

[wai-ming]

"Insecure, paranoid, unjust, morally bankrupt, violent and dishonest are not qualities that make the Chinese government competent world players."

Coming soon to a country near you--especially if Hillary wins the election.

[BlueDragon]

Ok. Between that and comment # 7, that gives a good picture.

Thanks for the reply.

[JACKRUSSELL]

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[rmlew]

Since the Olypics will be in China, I hope that Westerns have the fortitude to stage a protest there and embarrass the regime.