Good article about that idiot from Peking University: Taiwan newspaper attacks prof. Kong Qingdong

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Know-nothing Chinese professor 2012/01/30 17:40:49

A Chinese professor who claims to be a descendant of Confucius has gathered notoriety by calling Hong Kong people "dogs" and ridiculing Taiwan for having "fake democracy." He should have known better. Kong Qingdong, a Beijing University professor, voiced a bizarre comment about Taiwanese politics when he said President Ma Ying-jeou got re-elected "with a number of votes less than half the population of Beijing." Kong's muddle-headed diatribes against Hong Kong and Taiwan originate from a minor incident in which a Chinese girl was told to stop eating noodles in a Hong Kong subway station, where it is very clearly stated that food consumption is prohibited. Chinese tourists to Hong Kong, like tourists anywhere in the world, are generally expected to conform to the local rule of law. However, Hong Kong residents would do well to treat mainland Chinese visitors more politely and considerately. Kong blasted Hong Kong people as being "running dogs" of British capitalism and he did not hide his distaste for the rule of law, coming up with an outlandish theory of his own that a society that needs laws to maintain order is one whose members are of "low quality." Kong's words and deeds tell us three things: First, the caliber of teachers at China's top university is indeed varied; second, even a descendant of Confucius is not necessarily a man of reason; and third, freedom of expression in China isn't as repressive as is generally considered to be. Otherwise, he would not have spouted off in such an obstreperous manner without any legal or moral consequences. Fanned up by Kong's outlandish statements, Chinese tourists made plans to "eat noodles en masse" in Hong Kong subway stations in protest, while Hong Kong residents responded by calling the Chinese "locusts" and saying they were ready to take photos of whoever breaks the rules on their subway trains. Meanwhile, when Kong jeered at Taiwan's democracy by saying a mere 6 million-plus votes should not be enough to elect a president, he was betraying his own ignorance about the meaning of democracy, which values the equal rights of each citizen rather than the number of participants. Kong's illogical comments do not help improve mutual understanding. Rather, they serve only to do a disservice to better relations among Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. We understand that while China is rising, its people will encounter situations where their "sense of dignity" gets hurt. When one feels frustrated, one can strike back or protest, but one can also sit back and reflect on oneself. Kong need not get himself so worked up about things. We would like to advise Kong to watch a few mini-series of what he despises as Taiwan's "democracy opera." We believe he will learn from each episode some precious experience of how an ethnic Chinese society can grow into a democracy. At the minimum, in Taiwan, it would be unlikely that a mouth like Kong's would have hurt the feelings of the people of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. (Editorial abstract -- Jan. 30, 2012) (By S.C. Chang)