April 30, 2010
April 27, 2010
Indian Pavillion at the SHANGHAI World Expo opening ceremony
ORIGINAL IN CHINESE, THIS IS A GOOGLE AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION
At 10:11 on April 28th, 2010 Source: People's Daily Website
http://2010.people.com.cn/GB/11474821.html
Pavillion's opening ceremony of the Indian devotional candle lit in the prelude. Lit candle from the Indian Consulate in Shanghai Consul General Ms. Ganguly Das (left), the Indian National Pavillion curator DK Nangla (right) and the Shanghai World Expo will be the chief representative of India, India Trade Promotion Council Chairman and managing director Dr. Subas Pani (right). Chen Yunshe
PRC Shanghai on April 28 (Xinhua dew) yesterday, 18:30, Indian Pavillion's opening ceremony of candlelight in the pious formally kicked off, followed by the Indian Consulate in Shanghai Consul General Miss Dai Sirui opening speech.
Shanghai World Expo will be the chief representative of India, India Trade Promotion Chairman and managing director Dr. Subas Pani introduced at the opening ceremony of the Indian Pavillion's design and construction concepts.
India's own self-built embassy Pianjiang a long history of urban construction, combined with the Indian civilization for thousands of years to interpret the "City, Better Life" theme, even the theme pavilion interpreted as "harmonious cities." From the cultural to the long centuries of urban life, and then to human activities, harmony between different elements of "harmonious cities" is strongly advocated on behalf of seeking common ground in India standards.
In the conception, design, construction, construction and blue all stages of construction of the Indian Pavillion attracted a healthy all-round, harmonious, a key element of sustainable cities. Indian traditional thought to represent the universe and the existence of five elements - air, wind, fire, water, land, was symbolically cleverly integrated into the planning of the Indian Pavillion: fountains, decorative ceramic monument, the top of the windmill pavillion, shop The dome has solar panels and rain between the entrance and the dome connecting the open space.
Indian Pavillion's design concept is known as "Indian Spirit", which focuses on how to achieve harmonious coexistence of traditional and modern, ecological balance with economic development go hand in hand, and the cooperation of national progress and global synchronization.
April 15, 2010
China may not be the currency manipulator the United States makes it out to be, by Yu Zuyao, Beijing Review
The Crux of the Currency Dispute
China may not be the currency manipulator the United States makes it out to be
(By YU ZUYAO，Beijing Review)
YU ZUYAO
The worst financial disaster since World War II has certainly taken its toll globally, but even with recovery in full swing the catastrophe has not been totally alleviated as economic worries still abound. Claims that the recession has gone or the world has entered a "post-crisis era" are premature. But while many countries around the world reflect on what has been and should be done to facilitate recovery, the United States seems bent on hindering those efforts by instigating a trade and currency war with China, accusing China of being a "currency manipulator." This move is obviously unfair and irrational.
Who's the manipulator?
CAR RUSH: Buick sedans produced by Shanghai General Motors move down an assembly line. Car manufacturers have shifted into high gear to fill the insatiable Chinese market (ZHAO YUN)
Even though China has become a major trading power and has changed the world economic pattern to a certain extent, it is still incapable of taking currency manipulation, considering the country's limited economic strength—its GDP is only one third of the United States'—and overall ability for such an action.
China accounts for 10 percent of the international trade volume, but most of its exported products have low added value. Its currency—the yuan—is not an international currency and cannot perform the function of a medium of exchange. Some label China as the "world factory," but the country should really be regarded as an "employee of the world." America's accusation that China is a "currency manipulator" is analogous to saying the employee manipulates the boss' money. As a matter of fact, the Chinese Government neither has the objective conditions to "manipulate" currencies, nor does it have any intention of doing so.
Every year, the U.S. Government issues a list of what it refers to as "currency manipulators" according to its own standards. The list has in effect placed U.S. domestic law over international laws and regulations. Speaking of "currency manipulation," no other country is in a greater position than the United States.
First of all, the U.S. Government has carried out a deficit financing pattern, which burdens the country with huge debts. The United States needs a large-scale and stable bond market with low interest rates to make up for the deficit and maintain government operations—since the interest rate of U.S. government bonds and its dollar exchange rate are closely related.
If the U.S. dollar is to maintain its status as a dominant currency in the world, it should perform the function of a world currency. The additional issuance of the dollar is exported to other countries through trade deficits. The United States is the world's biggest trader, but, more importantly, it holds the biggest trade deficit, making it the debtor of many countries. The simplest way to make up for the huge deficits is to start printing more greenbacks, but the U.S. Government dares not, as it might trigger a collapse of the U.S. economy due to the over issuance. Therefore, the U.S. Government must rely on other securities and economic leverage, like interest rates and exchange rates, to stabilize its currency.
The United States is the biggest capital exporting country, featured by dollar loans and investments, thus interest is an important source of revenue for its government. In order to guarantee the value of its exported capital, it must smartly leverage interest and currency rates.
Why stabilize the yuan?
China adopted a stable and step-by-step strategy in reforming its exchange rate system and has made remarkable achievements. Years of practice prove exchange rate reform should be achieved in a stable way, which not only helps realize the sustainable development of the Chinese economy, but also benefits the world economy at large. In the meantime, the stable yuan exchange rate system prevents sharp fluctuations and economic disorder from happening in the market.
In the past three decades, the exchange rate reforms among different countries can be divided into two categories. The first opens the capital market completely with no strings attached. It allows a free exchange of currency under both the capital account and the current account, eliminating government control over the exchange rate, and allowing the rate to be pegged to the U.S. dollar and to fluctuate in line with market demand. It allows free circulation and transaction of foreign currencies, removing the state-owned commercial banks' privilege in dealing foreign currencies, opening the financial industry to private and foreign capital, and privatizing commercial banks.
The other kind of approach is to take gradual steps to appreciate or depreciate the currency based on the domestic economic development and marketization progress. The government should first create necessary conditions to reform the exchange rate, strengthen economic power, and open the capital market in an orderly manner. The government will gradually loosen control over foreign exchange rates.
Clearly, China has taken the latter approach. After China allowed its currency to float within a controlled range in 2005, the exchange rate formation mechanism has been undergoing a gradual change accompanied by appreciation of the yuan against the U.S. dollar. Since 2005, the value of Chinese yuan has risen 21 percent.
At present, the value of the yuan is faced with two major challenges. In the international market, it undergoes pressures of appreciation due to U.S. allegations. But domestically, the yuan is at risk of depreciating. The reasons are as follows.
First, China currently forbids a free exchange of foreign currencies in the country. Both the foreign exchange income of exporting companies and the foreign investment in foreign currencies must be sold to the government. The government will pay for those foreign currencies with the yuan. To date, the government has accumulated over $2.4 trillion worth of foreign currencies, which means it has issued an additional 15 trillion yuan accordingly.
Second, under the moderately loose monetary policy in recent years, skyrocketing loans—as much as 9.6 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) poured into the domestic market last year—have been unprecedented and placed enormous pressure on the market.
Third, tremendous bank deposits have formed a potentially huge purchasing power, but convincing people and companies to spend this money presents a challenge, despite excess productivity.
Theoretically, the yuan appreciation could help relieve domestic inflation pressures. But it is nearly impossible to appreciate the yuan in the international market, while keeping the yuan stable in the domestic market. Once a wave of vicious inflation sweeps the domestic market, the yuan will be dumped, which would in turn cut the yuan's value.
How unfair the trade?
INCREASED SHIPPING: A cargo vessel full of goods stops at Yantian Port of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province. Ships entering and leaving the port have increased as the world economy recovers (CHEN YEHUA)
The United States claims that China has been in a favorable position in their bilateral trade. In 2009, U.S. statistics showed China's trade surplus with it was $226.8 billion. (China Custom figure was $140 billion.) But not all the surplus has flowed into Chinese pockets.
Processing trade goods are China's major exported products. Among all those goods exported to America in 2009, about 73 percent were produced by foreign-owned and joint-venture companies in China. Also, among high value-added and hi-tech products exported by China, foreign companies took up more than 90 percent. The Chinese surplus generated by those companies should not be included.
More than 20 percent of "Made-in-China" products exported to the United States are from American companies invested in China. But the U.S. Government puts the trade surplus generated by those companies on China.
The U.S. calculation also includes those products labeled "Made-in-China" that are actually re-exported by other countries or regions.
Therefore, China is not responsible for causing the huge trade deficit with the United States. The long-term China-U.S. trade imbalance is actually a consequence of the discriminating trade policy adopted by the United States against China.
After adopting the reform and opening-up policy in 1978, China has always welcome U.S. products and investments. Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis, China organized a number of purchasing delegations to America in a bid to boost U.S. exports to China.
In a striking contrast, the U.S. Government strictly forbids exports of hi-tech products to China, and only allows exports of industrial goods and agricultural products. This is the true reason for the U.S. trade deficit with China.
The crux of China-U.S. trade relations is not "imbalance," but "unfairness." Among the annual average $400-billion trade volume between the two countries, China provides cheap, quality daily necessities for U.S. citizens at the cost of heavily polluting its environment and diminishing its natural resource reserves. And look what they have given in return—greenbacks whose actual value is much less than the market value, since the U.S. Government can always print more dollars to pay off its debts when necessary. After China exchanges goods for U.S. dollars, it lends the dollars back to help the United States cover up its huge fiscal deficit, which is expected to be $1.5 trillion in 2010. This allows the United States to avert bankruptcy, guarantee its public welfare expenditures, and save itself from undergoing a second round of financial turmoil.
To bring balance to China-U.S. trade, the U.S. Government must drop its current discriminatory trade policies against China, and get back on the right track of equal, fair, and mutually beneficial trade.
The author is a senior economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
China may not be the currency manipulator the United States makes it out to be
(By YU ZUYAO，Beijing Review)
YU ZUYAO
The worst financial disaster since World War II has certainly taken its toll globally, but even with recovery in full swing the catastrophe has not been totally alleviated as economic worries still abound. Claims that the recession has gone or the world has entered a "post-crisis era" are premature. But while many countries around the world reflect on what has been and should be done to facilitate recovery, the United States seems bent on hindering those efforts by instigating a trade and currency war with China, accusing China of being a "currency manipulator." This move is obviously unfair and irrational.
Who's the manipulator?
CAR RUSH: Buick sedans produced by Shanghai General Motors move down an assembly line. Car manufacturers have shifted into high gear to fill the insatiable Chinese market (ZHAO YUN)
Even though China has become a major trading power and has changed the world economic pattern to a certain extent, it is still incapable of taking currency manipulation, considering the country's limited economic strength—its GDP is only one third of the United States'—and overall ability for such an action.
China accounts for 10 percent of the international trade volume, but most of its exported products have low added value. Its currency—the yuan—is not an international currency and cannot perform the function of a medium of exchange. Some label China as the "world factory," but the country should really be regarded as an "employee of the world." America's accusation that China is a "currency manipulator" is analogous to saying the employee manipulates the boss' money. As a matter of fact, the Chinese Government neither has the objective conditions to "manipulate" currencies, nor does it have any intention of doing so.
Every year, the U.S. Government issues a list of what it refers to as "currency manipulators" according to its own standards. The list has in effect placed U.S. domestic law over international laws and regulations. Speaking of "currency manipulation," no other country is in a greater position than the United States.
First of all, the U.S. Government has carried out a deficit financing pattern, which burdens the country with huge debts. The United States needs a large-scale and stable bond market with low interest rates to make up for the deficit and maintain government operations—since the interest rate of U.S. government bonds and its dollar exchange rate are closely related.
If the U.S. dollar is to maintain its status as a dominant currency in the world, it should perform the function of a world currency. The additional issuance of the dollar is exported to other countries through trade deficits. The United States is the world's biggest trader, but, more importantly, it holds the biggest trade deficit, making it the debtor of many countries. The simplest way to make up for the huge deficits is to start printing more greenbacks, but the U.S. Government dares not, as it might trigger a collapse of the U.S. economy due to the over issuance. Therefore, the U.S. Government must rely on other securities and economic leverage, like interest rates and exchange rates, to stabilize its currency.
The United States is the biggest capital exporting country, featured by dollar loans and investments, thus interest is an important source of revenue for its government. In order to guarantee the value of its exported capital, it must smartly leverage interest and currency rates.
Why stabilize the yuan?
China adopted a stable and step-by-step strategy in reforming its exchange rate system and has made remarkable achievements. Years of practice prove exchange rate reform should be achieved in a stable way, which not only helps realize the sustainable development of the Chinese economy, but also benefits the world economy at large. In the meantime, the stable yuan exchange rate system prevents sharp fluctuations and economic disorder from happening in the market.
In the past three decades, the exchange rate reforms among different countries can be divided into two categories. The first opens the capital market completely with no strings attached. It allows a free exchange of currency under both the capital account and the current account, eliminating government control over the exchange rate, and allowing the rate to be pegged to the U.S. dollar and to fluctuate in line with market demand. It allows free circulation and transaction of foreign currencies, removing the state-owned commercial banks' privilege in dealing foreign currencies, opening the financial industry to private and foreign capital, and privatizing commercial banks.
The other kind of approach is to take gradual steps to appreciate or depreciate the currency based on the domestic economic development and marketization progress. The government should first create necessary conditions to reform the exchange rate, strengthen economic power, and open the capital market in an orderly manner. The government will gradually loosen control over foreign exchange rates.
Clearly, China has taken the latter approach. After China allowed its currency to float within a controlled range in 2005, the exchange rate formation mechanism has been undergoing a gradual change accompanied by appreciation of the yuan against the U.S. dollar. Since 2005, the value of Chinese yuan has risen 21 percent.
At present, the value of the yuan is faced with two major challenges. In the international market, it undergoes pressures of appreciation due to U.S. allegations. But domestically, the yuan is at risk of depreciating. The reasons are as follows.
First, China currently forbids a free exchange of foreign currencies in the country. Both the foreign exchange income of exporting companies and the foreign investment in foreign currencies must be sold to the government. The government will pay for those foreign currencies with the yuan. To date, the government has accumulated over $2.4 trillion worth of foreign currencies, which means it has issued an additional 15 trillion yuan accordingly.
Second, under the moderately loose monetary policy in recent years, skyrocketing loans—as much as 9.6 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) poured into the domestic market last year—have been unprecedented and placed enormous pressure on the market.
Third, tremendous bank deposits have formed a potentially huge purchasing power, but convincing people and companies to spend this money presents a challenge, despite excess productivity.
Theoretically, the yuan appreciation could help relieve domestic inflation pressures. But it is nearly impossible to appreciate the yuan in the international market, while keeping the yuan stable in the domestic market. Once a wave of vicious inflation sweeps the domestic market, the yuan will be dumped, which would in turn cut the yuan's value.
How unfair the trade?
INCREASED SHIPPING: A cargo vessel full of goods stops at Yantian Port of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province. Ships entering and leaving the port have increased as the world economy recovers (CHEN YEHUA)
The United States claims that China has been in a favorable position in their bilateral trade. In 2009, U.S. statistics showed China's trade surplus with it was $226.8 billion. (China Custom figure was $140 billion.) But not all the surplus has flowed into Chinese pockets.
Processing trade goods are China's major exported products. Among all those goods exported to America in 2009, about 73 percent were produced by foreign-owned and joint-venture companies in China. Also, among high value-added and hi-tech products exported by China, foreign companies took up more than 90 percent. The Chinese surplus generated by those companies should not be included.
More than 20 percent of "Made-in-China" products exported to the United States are from American companies invested in China. But the U.S. Government puts the trade surplus generated by those companies on China.
The U.S. calculation also includes those products labeled "Made-in-China" that are actually re-exported by other countries or regions.
Therefore, China is not responsible for causing the huge trade deficit with the United States. The long-term China-U.S. trade imbalance is actually a consequence of the discriminating trade policy adopted by the United States against China.
After adopting the reform and opening-up policy in 1978, China has always welcome U.S. products and investments. Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis, China organized a number of purchasing delegations to America in a bid to boost U.S. exports to China.
In a striking contrast, the U.S. Government strictly forbids exports of hi-tech products to China, and only allows exports of industrial goods and agricultural products. This is the true reason for the U.S. trade deficit with China.
The crux of China-U.S. trade relations is not "imbalance," but "unfairness." Among the annual average $400-billion trade volume between the two countries, China provides cheap, quality daily necessities for U.S. citizens at the cost of heavily polluting its environment and diminishing its natural resource reserves. And look what they have given in return—greenbacks whose actual value is much less than the market value, since the U.S. Government can always print more dollars to pay off its debts when necessary. After China exchanges goods for U.S. dollars, it lends the dollars back to help the United States cover up its huge fiscal deficit, which is expected to be $1.5 trillion in 2010. This allows the United States to avert bankruptcy, guarantee its public welfare expenditures, and save itself from undergoing a second round of financial turmoil.
To bring balance to China-U.S. trade, the U.S. Government must drop its current discriminatory trade policies against China, and get back on the right track of equal, fair, and mutually beneficial trade.
The author is a senior economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chinese President Hu Jintao Meets with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
On April 15, 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Brasilia. Both sides agreed to take the opportunity of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties to push forward China-India strategic cooperative partnership.
Hu first thanked for the condolences the Indian government extended to the Chinese side over the heavy casualties caused by a devastating earthquake that struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu in southern Qinghai Province. Singh on behalf of the Indian government and people once again extended profound condolences to the Chinese government and people over the quake disaster, for which Hu expressed thanks.
Hu said that currently China-India relations have shown a sound momentum of all-round, stable development with frequent high-level visits, more exchanges and cooperation in all areas and close communication and coordination on major global issues. It is believed that with the joint efforts of both sides, China-India relations will surely achieve greater progress.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and India. During the past 60 years, friendly cooperation has been the mainstream of bilateral ties as well as a general trend. A review of bilateral relations over the past six decades revealed several important points on the development of these ties. First, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence jointly proposed by China and India constitutes an important foundation for the development of bilateral ties and is also a basic principle guiding the international relations. Second, cooperation benefits both, while confrontation hurts both. China and India are cooperation partners and in no way rivals in competition. Both sides welcome peaceful development of the other side. The Indian Prime Minister said time and again that there is enough room in the world for India and China to prosper together, with which Hu said he fully agreed. Third, China and India have far more common interests than differences and should seek mutual benefit and common development. Fourth, the two countries should understand each other, take care of each other’s core interests and properly handle the other side’s concerns and their differences.
Hu emphasized that currently China-India relations face rare opportunities for development and there is huge potential and broad prospect for their cooperation. China is ready to work with India to increase friendly exchanges at all levels, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas and enrich the connotations of strategic cooperation, to push bilateral ties for sustained, stable and healthy development.
Hu pointed out that an early resolution of the border issue conforms to the fundamental interests of both countries and their peoples. He hoped that both sides will continue to advance the process of negotiations based on the spirit of peace and friendship, equal consultations, mutual respect and mutual understanding. Before the settlement of the border issue, both sides should work together to safeguard peace and tranquility of the border areas.
Hu pointed out that China-India economic and trade cooperation is a basis of bilateral cooperation and has huge potential and wide prospect. China is ready to work with India to expand bilateral cooperation on economy and trade. China encourages competent businesses to invest and set up factories in India, which is conducive to increasing employment and promoting trade balance. China would like to enhance cooperation with India in the fields of science and education particularly high-tech and boost consultations and coordination within the G20, the BRIC and other multilateral mechanisms.
Echoing Hu’s proposals on the development of bilateral ties, Singh said this year, which marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, is of great significance to bilateral ties. The Indian government devotes itself to advancing India-China comprehensive strategic partnership and is glad to see the progress made in bilateral ties. As long as the two countries speak in one voice, the world will listen. He hoped to strengthen bilateral cooperation on climate change, the G20, trade, the reform of the international system, education, science, technology and agriculture.
Singh said that economic and trade relationship is the core of India-China relations, expressing hope to advance such ties in a balanced, sustainable, pragmatic and effective way and push bilateral trade to a new high. India welcomes investment from other countries including China and also encourages Indian businesses to investment in China. India is glad about the enhanced defense exchanges with China and is committed to resolving the border issue in a fair and reasonable way that is acceptable to both sides. Before the resolution of the border issue, India is ready to maintain peace and tranquility of the border areas so that it will not hinder the development of bilateral ties. Stronger India-China cooperation at bilateral, global and regional levels is conducive to world peace and development, he said. The future of the ties lies in cooperation and India is ready to make efforts with China in this aspect, he added.
Ling Jihua, Wang Huning, Dai Bingguo and other officials attended the meeting.
April 08, 2010
Bharat Beyond My Expectations: Two Years In India
Bharat Beyond My Expectations: Two Years In India
For Eternal Sino-Indian Friendship
By Li Xiaojun
As an average Chinese
Before coming to India
I’ve heard of Dr. Kotnis, Rabindranath Tagore, Indian PM Nehruand of course Mahatma Gandhi
I also know India is home to Taj Mahal, Bollywood
Awara (Vagabond), Two Bighas of Land, Tempest are familiar names to those above 40
It’s home to holy cows and snake charmers
It’s the land abundant with curries and Bodhi trees under which Lord Buddha got enlightened
It’s the sacred place close to the “West Paradise” which Monkey King accompanied Hsuan Tsang to learn Buddhism
I’ve read Mahabharat and Ramayana
Because famous Chinese scholar Peking University Professor Ji Xianlin translated them into Chinese
I heard the Sanskrit-speaking master talking about ”30 years for the West, 30 years for the East” when I was a student 15 years ago there
I had no idea how the Indian summer was like hearing everybody saying it is like an oven everywhere
But I came, with me were my wife and daughter
Exactly two years have passed, sweet memories go hand in hand
We made a lot of friends
Friendly people everywhere regardless of caste
Indian cultures excellent with cultural shows every night
You are allowed admission without a ticket
Indians are all billionaires, spiritually
The monuments are too magnificent
The scenic spots are too many to visit
Chicken Biryani,Masala Dosa,Butter Nan, Ladoo, Gulab Jamu are my favorites
Tragedies and saddening things did happen
Upon arrival I was shocked to see the mental torture forced upon Arushi’s parents
Media turned it into series
Terror in Mumbai
Cash flash in the Parliament
Drought in the North
Naxals too many
Communal tension manipulated
Indian people suffered a lot indeed
Enough is enough they want to put an end to it
But one big guy says
Good is good, bad is also good
Only if you are surnamed "Democracy"
But there are things beyond my expectations
Film stars and cricketers like gods
Muslim population so big
Buddhists so few
Price tags to each packed item
Trains extremely nice
Rooftop passengers turned out to be a fallacy
General elections comparatively perfect
There are inconveivable things too
The media spat venom to China for quite some time
But the parents of my daughter’s classmates were always so friendly to us
It made me ponde about the credibility of the 4th estate
Although my personal friends are mostly among them
Pakistan syndrome so entrenched in the Indian minds
As see in the Sania-Shoaib-Siddiqui saga
The Indian people are as traditional as Chinese
But Khajuraho shows you erotic expression and Kama Sutra is widely available
They do urine everywhere because there is no toilet
Toilet is nowhere toilet is everywhere
Delhi drivers are the best
One inch is the space they park their car side by side
Delhi drivers are mad
They compete with each other even only 2 cars on road
Delhi drivers are good
They let you go even you hit
Delhi drivers are bad
They pay you nothing after scratching
Now I say
Delhi is not hot Beijing is cold
You cann’t understant well Indian English without learning some Hindi
India is called Bharat
India is like China but India is different from China
China is like India but China is different from India
We are neighbors and friends forever
Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai.
New Delhi, India
April 8, 2010
lixiaojun2000@yahoo.com
For Eternal Sino-Indian Friendship
By Li Xiaojun
As an average Chinese
Before coming to India
I’ve heard of Dr. Kotnis, Rabindranath Tagore, Indian PM Nehruand of course Mahatma Gandhi
I also know India is home to Taj Mahal, Bollywood
Awara (Vagabond), Two Bighas of Land, Tempest are familiar names to those above 40
It’s home to holy cows and snake charmers
It’s the land abundant with curries and Bodhi trees under which Lord Buddha got enlightened
It’s the sacred place close to the “West Paradise” which Monkey King accompanied Hsuan Tsang to learn Buddhism
I’ve read Mahabharat and Ramayana
Because famous Chinese scholar Peking University Professor Ji Xianlin translated them into Chinese
I heard the Sanskrit-speaking master talking about ”30 years for the West, 30 years for the East” when I was a student 15 years ago there
I had no idea how the Indian summer was like hearing everybody saying it is like an oven everywhere
But I came, with me were my wife and daughter
Exactly two years have passed, sweet memories go hand in hand
We made a lot of friends
Friendly people everywhere regardless of caste
Indian cultures excellent with cultural shows every night
You are allowed admission without a ticket
Indians are all billionaires, spiritually
The monuments are too magnificent
The scenic spots are too many to visit
Chicken Biryani,Masala Dosa,Butter Nan, Ladoo, Gulab Jamu are my favorites
Tragedies and saddening things did happen
Upon arrival I was shocked to see the mental torture forced upon Arushi’s parents
Media turned it into series
Terror in Mumbai
Cash flash in the Parliament
Drought in the North
Naxals too many
Communal tension manipulated
Indian people suffered a lot indeed
Enough is enough they want to put an end to it
But one big guy says
Good is good, bad is also good
Only if you are surnamed "Democracy"
But there are things beyond my expectations
Film stars and cricketers like gods
Muslim population so big
Buddhists so few
Price tags to each packed item
Trains extremely nice
Rooftop passengers turned out to be a fallacy
General elections comparatively perfect
There are inconveivable things too
The media spat venom to China for quite some time
But the parents of my daughter’s classmates were always so friendly to us
It made me ponde about the credibility of the 4th estate
Although my personal friends are mostly among them
Pakistan syndrome so entrenched in the Indian minds
As see in the Sania-Shoaib-Siddiqui saga
The Indian people are as traditional as Chinese
But Khajuraho shows you erotic expression and Kama Sutra is widely available
They do urine everywhere because there is no toilet
Toilet is nowhere toilet is everywhere
Delhi drivers are the best
One inch is the space they park their car side by side
Delhi drivers are mad
They compete with each other even only 2 cars on road
Delhi drivers are good
They let you go even you hit
Delhi drivers are bad
They pay you nothing after scratching
Now I say
Delhi is not hot Beijing is cold
You cann’t understant well Indian English without learning some Hindi
India is called Bharat
India is like China but India is different from China
China is like India but China is different from India
We are neighbors and friends forever
Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai.
New Delhi, India
April 8, 2010
lixiaojun2000@yahoo.com
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