Stock is just a nice name of gambling

The stock has cost a lot from many Chinese, may be the total loss would be similar to the earthquake. There will not be any rescue because the investors were not victim.

Why one wanted to invest in stock? It is quick profit, of course.

If you buy a stock at its face value, it is certain that the chance of earning is very high. If you do not know the difference between face value and market value, you are a sure prey for predator.
In Hong Kong, the only healthy stock market is the 60'. From 70's onward, the stock market has become a gambling ground. The famous Hang Send Index 1700 had lead many people especially housewives and elder people lost every dollar.

Before the catastrophe, almost all newspapers had reported the rising price of this or that stock making everyone crazy. Only one or two well-established newspapers had very small essays saying that it would be better to invest instead of speculation.

Similar cases happened elsewhere and in different period. This proves the saying, a fool and his money soon parted.

Of course, a very few will earn or suffer no loss. Of course, someone must earn all their loss.
Can any of them be saved? No, you cannot ask them to withdraw from this money hunting game.
There are many reasons including:

most know nothing about stock;
most have money and so greedy to get more;
they listen to good news only;
even someone advises them, they will not listen;
with the initial earning, they are proud and suppose to be the most diligent investor.

The money is not evaporated, just changed hand only if there is no foreign involvement.

Will any government be responsible for people who loss from gambling? The most one can do is to safeguard against fraud.

Of course, trying all means to educate people is important. But is any university working on this? No, they train those who can grasp money from stock market only.

I have many thing to say about stock, but let's see later.

股市令不少中國人蒙受損失，可能失去的總額與地震相近。這將不會有救災行動因為投資人者不是受害人。

為什麼要在股市投資呢？當然是即時利益。

如果閣下是以股票的面值購入，獲利的機會極高。

如果閣下分不清股票面值及股票市值，那閣下就一定是他人的獵物。

在香港，只有在60年代股市才是完全健康。由70年代起己變成了賭博的場合。著名的恆指千七點股災使不少人特別是主婦及老人失去所有財富。

在這個股災發生前，所有新聞報導都是稱這個或那個股票的升值，令所有人都陷入瘋狂。只有一兩個主流的報紙有一個極細小位置提出要投資不應投機。

相同的事件在不同地方不同時期都有發生。這證明了常稱的愚蠢的人與他的金錢很快分手了。
當然有極少數人會獲利或沒有損失。當然有人會獲取所有人失去的金錢。

他們有沒有機會獲救呢？沒有，因為閣下是不能說服他們離開這個財的遊戲。

這是有不少原因包括：
大部份人沒有股票的真正認識；
大部份人有一些錢所以極之貪財；
大部份只會聽取好消息；
即使有人勸告，他們也不會理會；
在初期獲利後，他們極之驕傲及認為他們是最聰明的投資人。

只須沒有外地人參與，那些金錢絕不會氣化，只是轉了手。

有沒有政府為因賭博失去金錢的人民負責呢？最多只能預防騙局而已。
當然，最重要是想盡辦法來教育人民。但有沒有任何大學對這方面研究呢？沒有，他們只有訓練在股票市場發財的人。

我有不少有關股票的事可以討論，日後再談吧。

The tale of two countries

If there is more than a few sicken by eating poisonous food in China and the authority declares that the source cannot be found, you and I would know what will happen.

The world over would point their fingers at China, saying that China is hiding something. Many assumptions will include government secret test, corruption etc.

If that happened in America, well, no one will say anything. Why? The basic humanity is all men are equal. Such discrimination is the sad thing that Chinese should aware of.

The news article, "F.D.A. Says Source of Tainted Tomatoes May Stay a Mystery", is published on Jun. 16, 2008. Till now, there is no comment from anywhere.

Furthermore, "Call for Change Ignored, Levees Remain Patchy", indicated that American government failed to build better levees according to the report for fifteen years. America is said to be the best in humanity and with advanced technology and great wealth. This sounds like propaganda only.

Of course, there are many difficulties to administrate a country. Not only China, not only America, any country in the world has different problems to have everything perfect.

If you cannot understand this, please do not complain without investigation. If you like to go anywhere but China, sure you know where is the airport.

I know that many people who like to have some companion so that they are not alone. A prostitute would like to have many friends to follow so to comfort her from wrong doing. A gambler who lost everything would like to guide many friends to gamble like him. That is a common behavior of human.

My concern is that some who are supposed to be intellectuals yet failed to have full knowledge expressing the wrong message.

I can say any fallacy because I am no body and no one will trust me.

如果在中國因為進食了有毒食物導致若干個案，而當局公佈不能找出來源，你和我都會知道有什麼會發生。

全世界都會指責中國，聲稱一定有隱瞞的事件。有些更會包括政府有秘密測試，貪污等。

如果是在美國發生，那就沒有人會說三道四了。為什麼？人權的基礎是所有人都是平等的。這種歧視是中國人必須清楚的不幸事件。

那個新聞報導F.D.A. Says Source of Tainted Tomatoes May Stay a Mystery是在2008年6月16日刊出，至今沒有任何評論出現。

還有Call for Change Ignored, Levees Remain Patchy指出美國政府十五年來都沒有根據報告來建設更佳的堤壩。美國稱為最佳人權擁有最先進技術及極之富有的國家。這就變成了一個不確實的口號了。

當然，管理一個國家是有不少困難。不止中國，不止美國，世界上任何國家要所有事物都達到完善是有不同的問題。

如果閣下不明白這些問題，請勿在未有深入了解前批評。如果閣下只求離開中國，相信閣下知道機場在那裡。

我明白不少人會找多些同伴來避免孤單。做妓女會想多些朋友入行來安慰她的錯誤心態。因賭博破產的人也會引誘多些朋友來與他同路。這是人之常情。

我最關注的是那些稱為知識份子但又在沒有全面了解前表達錯誤的信息。

我可以發表謬論，因為我完全沒有地位而且沒有人會相信我。

Great exposure program

From the CCTV today, there is a case about the 'Exposure' broadcasting.

One 'Exposure' program is concentrated on reporting those who were convicted by court to pay but failed to commit.

It is quoted that one such person was forced to pay because of his son. After his case was broadcasted, his son did not want to go to school. When his father asked why, he said all classmates pointed fingers at him because his father was such a bad guy.

I have said in my post here on May 20, 2008 about taking the earthquake case to teach the children against corruption.

Certainly, there is no way to get rid of corruption completely and there is no country free from corruption.

There are many reports, e.g. "Mississippi Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case", "Top City Crane Inspector Accused of Taking Bribes" etc. in America.

In fact, the corruption in China is of low level while those happened elsewhere are much sophisticated. It happened that a country leader got a huge donation from a billionaire to a non-profit fund named after him and for the purpose of supporting his work.

Can non-profit fund be used by a person? Yes, it just needs a title like humanity research etc.
That is why there is no solid way to erase corruption except when all children want their parents to be clean of this.

I remember that some years ago, a Chinese told me that he had took the risk of smuggling for the wealth of his family and accepted it might take the cost of his life.

In a big country with over billion people, it will take some times to enforce anything. But, it must be started now. The 'Exposure' broadcast is one of the great tools.

今日在中央電視台有一個關於【曝光】的廣播事件。

其中一個【曝光】節目是專門公開那些被法院判處賠償而未有履行的人。

節目中提出一個這樣的人被迫依法院指定來賠償。因為在他的名稱在【曝光】節目中播出後，他的兒子不肯到學校上課。他查問兒子時，他兒子說同學們指責他因為他父親是這樣的人。我在2008年5月20日已提出利用地震事件來教導兒童反對貪污。

當然，要完全杜絕貪污賄賂是沒可能的，而且沒有國家可以說完全沒有這樣的事。

有不少報導，例如在美國的“Mississippi Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case“，“Top City Crane Inspector Accused of Taking Bribes”等。

事實上，在中國發生的貪污水準較低，而其他地方的已極度現代化了。已發生了一件關於一個國家的領導人得到一個億萬富商向以他為名的基金捐出一筆大額金錢，而該基金是支持他的研究工作。

非謀利基金可以給私人花費嗎？是的，只需要一個名堂例如人權研究等。

所以根本上是沒有實際的方法來除掉貪污，除非所有兒童都要他們的父母不會有這樣的污染。
我記得多年前有一位中國人告訴我，他為了家人的富裕而冒險走私，而且接受可能會付上他的生命。

在一個龐大而且超過十億人口的國家，任何事情的推動都需要相當時間。但是，有必須及早開始。【曝光】廣播正是最佳工具之一。

The most annoying thing is to compare

We use to say it is annoying to compare between people. Why someone is better than me? Why someone is higher than me?

Certainly, this is a good thing to compare if we know what we are looking for. If Deng Xiaoping had not compare China with the other countries, he might not have confidence to push forward the Open Up policy that lead China to a powerful country today.

Just the press release today, there is a reporter asking authority about the comparison between earthquake in Kobe and in Wenchuan. Everyone knows that there were only ten deaths in Kobe so far and we have close to eighty thousands in Sichuan.

If we have another earthquake in Sichuan in 2021, I am sure that the death toll will be much lower, perhaps one thousands. Remember that the last earthquake in Kobe is in 1995 when there were over 6,400 deaths.

China is still not yet better than Japan in science and technology. Due to its specific location, Japan is the best in the world for seismic study and anti-earthquake civil engineering.

Even if China can build such type of houses, who will pay? Have any government in world build all houses for their people? Except only those who have very few population and rich in oil like Brunei etc.

Throughout these years, I have been asked by many about: Why USA is so rich and why China is so poor? Why Japan has become a rich and strong nation after defeated in World War II?

It is sad to know so many who never read history when so called education standard has been modernized. I have said that education should not be started from school only and should not end after school. That means the education system is rubbish and shame to be named so.

For the time being, I only heard once about the inaccurate warning of the Kobe earthquake. Therefore, I shall check later if there is any written information. Just like what I have said about the difficulties about forecasting, it is also an important factor if all nationals would not complain when the forecast was wrong. At least, you would not hear any negative report about Japan. See, it is political.

最俗語說人比人氣死人。為什麼有人比我更好呢？為什麼有人高過我呢？

當然只需有清晰的目標，比較是一件好事。如果鄧小平沒有把中國與其他國家比較，他可能不會有信心推動把中國變成今日那樣強大的開放政策。

今日的新聞發佈會中，就有一位記者提出比較日本神戶及中國汶川地震。所有人都知道神戶這次地震只有十個人死亡，而中國四川就有近八萬人。

如果四川在2021年再有地震發生，我相信死亡數目可能是一千。記得在1995年神戶地震的死亡人數超過六千四百。

中國在科學及技術方面仍比日本落後。由於特殊的地理環境，日本在地震研究及防地震建築方面有世界的領先地位。

即使中國有技術建成這種屋宇，誰可付款呢？在世界上有那個國家為所有國民免費建屋呢？除非是人口少又有豐富石油的文萊等。

在這些年來，不少人經常問我例如：為什麼美國那麼富裕為什麼中國那麼貧窮？為什麼日本在第二次世界大戰戰敗後可以變成那麼強大富有？

在所謂教育已是現代化的今日，有那麼多人沒有看看歷史令人失望。我常稱教育不應只由入學開始，更不應在離開學校就停止。這證明了教育系統是廢物而且侮辱了這個名稱。

至目前為止，我只有聽到一次有關日本神戶地震的錯誤預告。所以我將會繼續留意有沒有這個資料的文章。正如我曾說過地震預告的困難，最重要的是當預告失準時有沒有國民會投訴。至少，你不會看到有關日本的負面報導。明白嗎？這就是政治問題了。

The real meaning of freedom of press

When rulers want to hide their wrong-doing or corruption, it is certain that they would try to control any news to disclose. Therefore, freedom to report is important for the sake of the people.

Taking this point as a mean to raise discontent without a righteous cause is a political tool instead.

May be there is only two ways of reporting the earthquake now, either broadcasting the good things as CCTV or picking some selfish discontent of naïve people.

So the other date, ATV reported some people were discontent because the monument they had built at a damaged building where bodies of their children buried down below was broken down by authority.

For personal, it is certain that everyone will be sad and hope to do something to comfort their minds.

Just think about the whole picture, there are thousands bodies still buried down below the ruins. Most have relatives alive. If all of them want to set up a monument, there will be hundreds if not thousands around. These sites need to be clear and reconstructing will be arranged. This kind of thing will lead to chaos and add burden to the leaders.

Just take the 911 event, there were thousands buried under the collapsed towers, their relatives had not done anything like that. We may not like everything of American, yet their reasonable response is the reason that they can have selections. Yes, I am saying that since most Chinese are selfish in comparison, any such selection would be a disaster to the country. Of course, we can see what happened to America these years and it is certain that very system would have its drawback.

Without certain good quality, becoming rich will increase the degree of selfishness. That is the problem China will face in the future.

For the earthquake, we can see the freedom to report has highly appreciated. But it is a need to watch if such opening will give other countries a way to bring troubles instead.

當執政者需要隱藏他們的惡行或貪污等，他們一定會進行控制新聞以免被揭發。所以新聞自由對人民是非常重要。

利用來引起不滿而沒有正確的原因只是一種政治手法。

可能在今日報導有關地震的現況只有兩個方式，一是有如中央電視表揚救災的偉大事件或找一些無知的人選播他們的自私式不滿行為。

所以香港亞洲電視在前天報導了一些人士因他們在一個倒塌地點安裝的紀念碑被官方人員拆毀。
以個人來說，當然會是極之悲傷及希望做些事來感到安慰。

只需從大局面著想，仍有千計的遺體藏在瓦礫下。大部份都有親人在生。如果所有親人都要安裝紀念碑，將會有數百數千個。這些地點需要安排清理及計劃重建。這種做法只會引來混亂及加重領導們的負擔。

正如911事件，上千人被埋在倒塌的地底，他們的親人並沒有這種行為。我們可以不贊同美國的所有事件，但他們的理性態度正是他們可以有選舉制度的原因。對，我是指出由於大部份中國人在比較上是自私的，任何類似的選舉都會是國家的災難。當然在這些年間，可以看到美國的情況，證明任何選舉系統都有不足之處。

在欠缺正確的品質，富有起來是會增大自私的程度。這是中國在日後需要面對的問題。

在這次地震，我們看到被高度贊賞的新聞自由。但必須留意這種開放是否會成為外國給中國製造麻煩的機會。

The two sides of reporting

I have never handled big things. But for about some years from 1985 with my Photo Education Program, I had operated many photo trips and events for participating secondary schools in Hong Kong.

Basing on these small scale operations, I had experience to say something and I shall assume that my activities were reported by CCTV and local reporters.

If happened once during a photo trip to the Ocean Park. There were about 300 participants. My arrangement was for each school, there would be a maximum of 20 students and one teacher. I had ordered lunch boxes from a fast food company appointed by Ocean Park and requested them to deliver at noon time that day.

There was heavy rain that day all over Hong Kong except the Ocean Park. Therefore that fast food company failed to arrive in time. It was not easy to face about 300 hungry young ones. The assumed CCTV reporter would report that the weather was so bad that the delivery of lunch boxes were not possible to arrive in time; the assumed HK reporter would report that the organizer failed to care for the youngster.

Finally, the lunch boxes arrived about an hour late. I must control the order of distribution and therefore based on the list of participation. That event was operated by me and my wife with assistance from two teachers. So I asked them to hand over to two representatives of each school for the total number that I announced, The assumed CCTV reporter would report that the distribution of lunch boxes to participants was handled orderly; the assumed HK reporter would rush to some students whose school had not been called and asked them what they felt. Certainly, these hungry young ones would complain that the organizer was not care for them.

Facing some hungry students around me, I told them that they would never be the last one to eat. The last one was me and I ordered my wife not to eat until we had distributed to everyone. The students of the last school were awarded with two lunch boxes each.

Just think about distributing food or tents to hundred thousands of disaster victims. There is no way to give simultaneously to every one. It is so easy to motivate some impatient victims to complain or enough them to do bad things just take photos and make news and good enough for the foreign countries to keep it in the 'against China' data record.

One more thing we have to know. There are good and bad guys everywhere. Not all victims are good guys. Bad guys can be victims too.

我未有處理大事的經驗。但在1985年起在我的攝影教育計劃中，我舉辦了不少攝影旅行及活動給參與的香港中學。

根據這些小規模活動，我可以從經驗中說一些話。我將假設我的活動得到中央台及本地新聞記者報導。

在一次是到海洋公園的攝影旅行。參加人數達300個。我的安排是每間學校最多是廿個學生及一個老師。我向海洋公園指定的快餐供應機構訂了飯盒及指明在中午送到。

那天全香港除了海洋公園外都下大雨。因此那間快餐公司不能準時到達。面對近300個肚餓的少年絕不簡單。假設的中央台記者會報導因為天氣太差引致飯盒不能準時到達；假設的香港記者會報導主辦人在照顧少年方面出現失敗。

飯盒終於在約一小時後到達。我需要控制分派的秩序，所以根據報名的名單處理。這個活動的工作人員只有我及我的太太及 一兩位教師協助，所以我安排他們根據我叫的學校名稱及總數派給該校的兩個代表。假設的中央台記者會報導分派飯盒有序進行；假設的香港記者會急急找一些未有輪到的學生，詢問他們的感受。這些飢餓的少年當然認為主辦人沒有照顧他們。

我告訴在附近等候的飢餓學生他們不會是最後的人。我才是最後有飯吃的人，而且我下令我的太太在未分派完畢前不可進食。

想想如果是分派食物或帳蓬等給數十萬人災民。絕對不可能同一時間派給所有人。所以向一些沒有耐性的災民，煽動他們投訴或做破壞的事非常容易，只需可以拍攝一些就可以大事報導，足夠給外國記錄在批評中國的資料庫中。

有一些事不可不知。任何地方都有好人及壞人。災民不會全部都是好人。壞人也會成為災民。

The Big Mistake of American

It has been over forty years that I started my Time Magazine subscription.

Reading every issue immediately had been my practice for almost thirty years. I have pointed out before about the change of Time Magazine. Ever since they employed correspondents in Asia, most articles about China were not up to the minimum standard of Time. That is why now I have some issues of Time remained unopened.

There are different edition of Time magazines and that would be for business’s sake so that they can have advertisement from different region. I have not compared among these editions and I believe most content will be similar. Of course, my subscription is for Time Asia.

The cover story of Jun. 2, 2008 issue is China Stands Up. After going through, I am astonished that it is so naïve that I supposed that I was reading local propaganda English reporting. After checking the list of editor etc., I understand why. From producer to editorial, almost all are Asian, perhaps Chinese. Sorry, I may make mistake. Their names look like Chinese and they may not be Chinese.

It is so easy to see that the whole story is taking some parts of what have been reported in other media and added with some propaganda statements, like corruption etc.

If Time Asia needs to be part of American political action, not only readers will depart from it, it will not have advertisement at all. Of course, if that would be true, they do not need advertising income any more.

What happened this year is believed to be a plan to harm China. A few friends in mainland told me that they understood that America will take this chance, the Olympic year, to do something, like harvesting their investment for Dalai Lama etc.

Just see the composed news photo or taking movie scene or taking what happened in Nepal to blame China that is a full co-operation of a number of foreign countries. However, God is on the side of China. The earthquake happened just in time.

I am deeply sorrow for those who died and suffered. In fact, from May 14 till now I watched CCTV through the Internet and my eyes were full of tears most of the time.

Every one of us will die soon or later. If one's death contributes to the country, he/she is a hero. I am happy to know that a memorial set up will be arranged for all who died during this earthquake. That means they will have glory in history forever.

I am sure that American failed to understand Chinese people and I can write a book about this. Of course, I shall not.

China will stand up. The success will hardly be understood by American mind. No problem, who care?

我訂閱時代週刊已超過四十年了。

約有三十年期間，立即閱讀每一期已是我的習慣。我曾經指出有關時代週刊的轉變問題。在他們開始聘請亞洲通訊員後，幾乎所有關於中國的文章報導都達不到他們的最低標準。這正是最近的十年間，我有不少期刊仍未打開的原因。

時代週刊現在有不同的版本，主要是業務上的目的作為收納各地區的廣告。我未有機會把不同的版本比較，相信大部份內容是相同的。我訂閱的當然是亞洲版。

2008年6月2日的頭條專題是China Stands Up（中國站起來了）。閱讀這個專題後，我對無知的程度感到非常驚訝，有如本地政治式英文宣傳報導。在查看有關編輯名單後，我明白了。因為由出版負責人至編輯人員絕大部份都是亞洲人更可能是中國人。對不起，我可能弄錯了。他們的名字似乎是中國式，但他們可能不是中國人。

很明顯這個專題的內容是選一些其他新聞機構已報導的部份，再加入一些政治式宣言例如貪污等。

如果時代週刊亞洲版需要成為美國政治工具之一，不單止讀者會離棄，廣告也會消失。當然如果這是真的話，他們絕不需要廣告收入了。

這年間發生的事相信是針對中國的計劃。有些在大陸的朋友告訴我他們明白美國會利用奧運的機會來製造不少事件，向多年來投資在例如達賴喇嘛等實行回報。

只須看看經裁剪的新聞照片或從電影片斷來冒充或把在尼泊爾發生的事件當作在中國發生，這完全是幾個國家的聯合行動。上帝這次站在中國方面。地震出現在最適當的時間。

我對已死亡感到悲傷及同情受傷害的人。由5月14日至今，每日我都通過互聯網收看中央電視台，大部份時間我的眼淚都不停流下來。

我們所有人遲早都難免一死。如果一個人的死亡對國家有貢獻，他說是英雄。所以聽到將會建立一個紀念式建築物來懷念因地震而死亡的人我非常興奮，這樣他們將會在歷史中永遠享有這份光榮。

我可以確定美國人是不明白中國人。我可以用這個題目寫一本書。我當然不會。

中國一定會站起來。美國人是不明白中國成功的原因。那有問題。誰管他呢？

Do not say what you cannot handle

It is always easy to comment when you are not the administrator. Just like fortune tellers, with if one among thousands of forecasts really happened, then this will be the selling point forever.

If thing is simple, just like a race in Hong Kong, there are maximum of fourteen horses for one race. Can all of us get the winner? If so, we can be the richest man in the world. If you have many friends, you can offer tips for each one with a different horse. Fourteen friends will be enough. Then you can have free dinner every time because one of them will win.

When it comes to nature, can any specialist tell exactly when and where the earthquake will occur? Don't tell me it would be a province or a couple of year. It is not possible.

Of course, the warning will be like "There will be an earthquake possibly Richter Scale around 7 and may happen within a couple of years." So what can administrators do? Let's assume that such warning is really accepted. First, a plan must be arranged and then the fund will be raised before any operation.

The area has millions of people, many thousands of building. It is a simple fact that it is impossible to rebuild all of them simultaneously. So the administrators will ask the experts where would be more urgent. Can the specialists pin-pointed where? Now, after the quake, even an idiot can say where.

How about evacuation? Again, it is impossible to migrate millions of people together. Even if we can find somewhere suitable for them, so where we have to start first? Can specialists say?
I am not against scientists. To offer their warning is their duty. To say why not enact in time is their ignorance.

Do you think people in that area will listen to this assumption? If Chinese authority forces people to evacuate, that will be taken as kind of conspiracy by the whole world.

Furthermore, to evacuate such number of people is not a simple thing. They need home, they need work, they need education, they need medication etc. Can we build a city in a few years?
Another point about money, can we ask for contribution because there will be earthquake forecasted by specialist?

See "Experts Warned of Quake Risk in China" and you know what I am talking about.
No one would prefer to live on top of a fault. Their ancestors did not know. OK, Chinese is lack of scientific knowledge. How about America? San Francisco and many cities are built on top of various faults. I have pointed this out here in May 18 and asked readers to see "The Next Big One—Earthquake Technology".

The most annoying thing is not the earthquake, but those ignorant people telling nonsense.


當自已不是負責人時通常都是很容易批評。正如占卜的人，只須在無數預言中有一個命中就可以大做文章來宣傳。

簡單的事例如香港的賽馬，一場賽事最多只有十四匹馬。我們可以預知那一匹勝出呢？如果可以的話，我們就可以是世界首富了。如果我們有很多朋友，我們可以對每一個朋友提供不同馬匹的貼士。只要有十四個朋友，我們就必定有人請食飯因為一定有一個人買中。

如果是大自然事件，有沒有專家可以指出那個位置那個日子有地震呢？切勿告訴我是一個省或是在數年間。這是沒有可能處理的。

當然，警告的是“四川省汶川等地區在這兩三年間將會有可能達到7級地震”。領導人會怎樣做呢？讓我們假設接受了這個警告。在任何行動前，首先是安排一個計劃，然後開始籌款。

那地區有數百萬人，數十萬間房屋。絕不可能一併重建所有建築物。領導們將會問專家那個位置最危險。專家可以指出是那個位置嗎？在今日地震出現後，白痴都可以說是那裡。

可以採用撤離嗎？要撤離數百萬人幾乎是沒可能的事。即使可以找到容納他們的地方，也會需要知道從那處開始。專家可以確定嗎？

我絕對不是抗拒科學家。提出警告是他們的責任。說為什麼不採取行動是他們的無知。

而且要轉移這樣多的人絕不簡單。他們需要家庭，他們需要工作，他們需要教育，他們需要醫療等等。我們可以在數年間建立這樣的城市嗎？

那地區的人們會聽從這個警告嗎？如果中國政府強迫他們撤離，全世界都會指責這是個陰謀。
至於金錢方面，我們可以說專家警告有地震來募捐嗎？

請看Experts Warned of Quake Risk in China就可以明白我說什麼。

沒有人會選擇居住在斷層之上。他們的祖先沒有這樣的認識。那好！中國人在科學方面是落後。美國又如何呢？三藩市及不少其他城市都是建立在各斷層之上。我在5月18日已在這裡指出及提議讀者去看"The Next Big One—Earthquake Technology"。
最令人氣憤的不是地震，而是那些無知的人說三道四。

Do not argue with such kind of people

For years until China wakes up, you could never find any argument from Chinese against Western comments.

Some may wonder why I never join such argument. There are many reasons. I do not have time to follow; I do not like to argue with someone without actual knowledge. For this blog, I only write when I need to rest during my work.

Everyone loves his/her own country. If a country has decided to do something, the support from nationals is a principle factor. Of course, when a certain action was failed, like the invasion by Germany and Japan, all their people would keep silent and pretended not involving with the failed motive.

If you like to see those comments after Sharon’s famous wording, please browse "Under God".

We have different concept and valuation for each leader or event. That is the best thing of human society.

Just like Sun Yat-sen, most Chinese respect him. I admit that he was not selfish; he cared for the country; but he was lack of the leadership and therefore making mistakes with kind intention.
Just like you and me who are lack of leadership, we would not do any harm because no one would follow us, not to say sacrifice.

I have met American, British, German, Dutch and Japanese. Even if controversial subject was raised, I would take a neutral standing and avoided going into details. The simple truth is everyone will support his/her own country. Just like an old Chinese saying, “Do not complain their parents when you talk to the sons or daughter”.

Why we need to talk about China with foreigner? I do not talk with foreigner about the wrong-doing of their countries.

Just the other days I told some friends that American always said "I love you". That is a true expression at that very moment. But that would be gone to-morrow, even move to hate. Chinese does not want to say that because that will be a commitment and may have to stand by it for the whole life.

If you have watched the "Power of 10", it happened once with a question, "How many percent of American would pay for double price for an American flag made in USA instead an American flag made in China?". The audience at the time expressed their dislike of "made in China". The MC, Drew Carey, said that if you looked around yourself, you must have something made in China, either your utilities or even your underwear. The participant's girl friend also expressed that what American said was not what they have done.

So why argue with this type of people about China? Just have a drink and talk about NBA or so would be fine.

在中國開放前，絕少會看到中國人參與爭議。

有些人會奇怪我為什麼不參加這種爭論。這是有不少原因。我沒有足夠時間來處理；我不喜歡與無知的人爭議。至於這個博客，我只在工作中需要休息時才寫。

每個人都會愛國。當一個國家決定一個行動，國民的支持是決定的因素。當然，如果有如德國及日本的侵略失敗後，所有國民都會保持沉默，好像沒有參加過這個失敗的決策。

如果閣下要看看有關莎朗·斯通名言的爭論，可瀏覽Under God。

我們對各領袖或事件都有不同的觀念及評價。這正是人類社會最佳之處。
正如絕大部份人都尊敬的孫中山先生，我認為他真的無私，真的為了民族，但欠缺領袖的才能，有點好心做壞事。

正如閣下及我都是沒有領袖才能，這是沒有害的。因為沒有人會追隨我們，更不會為我們而犠牲。

我接觸過美國人、英國人、德國人、荷蘭人及日本人。即使是談及具爭議的題材時，我會採用中立的態度及避免涉及並中的細節問題。簡明的真相是每個人都是支持他們的國家。正如中國古語說：向子女批評他們父母是無禮的事。

我們為什麼要與外國人談論中國呢？我不會與外國人討論他們國家的錯事。

正如數天前我與朋友說美國會隨時說我愛你。這是當時的真心話，但明天可能已不是了，甚至變成憎恨。中國人不會說我愛你，因為認為這是一個承諾要一生去遵守。

如果你有看CBS的Power of 10，其中有一個問題是美國人有多少會選擇購買貴一倍的美國製美國旗而不選擇中國製的美國旗。現場的觀眾對中國製造作出不滿的表示。主持人說看看你們的家居，一定會有用品甚至內衣褲是中國製造的。參賽者的女朋友也表示美國人言行絕不一致。

所以為什麼要與這種人爭議中國的事？乾脆飲杯酒談談NBA是最好的事了。

Good, Sharon, that is the truth of American mind.

One may pretend to be kind. That is political.

Years ago, if one tried to seek business opportunity in Beijing, one had to get drunk because they believed that the truth would be spoken when one was out of mind, drunken, of course.

I had a colleague who was pro-American, pro-Taiwan and anti-communism. We always argued about any issue related to China. Then I asked him whether he knew that China had almost divided into eight parts by foreign countries including America. Of course, he would not believe me. But after he was aware of this historical fact, he started to change his attitude.

After he had retired for a few years, he told me that he had met some relative in Fushan and went there very often.

Many people like him who are lack of the knowledge would be misguided.

I am not defending for Sharon. She just expressed the truth; the true mind of American.

Just like the 911 event, when Arabians were asked about how they feel, they said that they had prepared big feasts for all their friends to celebrate this event.

Should we hate American? Not necessary. Nowadays, we have to live with the wolves. Just to keep in mind that our friendship or co-operation with American is for mutual benefit. That is the game we all have to play.

In fact, not only Sharon Stone, many famous American have the same attitude. I do not think that they are wrong. The only problem is that many Chinese blindly believe that American is always good.

Just like my colleague, they need to know more to find the truth.

一個人總會假裝是仁慈。這是政治手腕。

多年前如果要在北京找尋商機，一定要飲醉，因為他們認為當一個人失控例如醉了就會講真話。

我有一位同事，他是祟美，親台及反共。所以我們經常因中國有關的事而爭吵。最後我問他知不知中國差點就被包括美國的八國聯軍分割。他當然不會相信我。但在他終於找到這個歷史真相，他的態度開始轉變。

在他退休兩三年後，他告訴我他與一些在佛山的親戚重逢而且經常到佛山。

不少人像他一樣欠缺真實的認識才會被人誤導。

我不是為莎朗·斯通辯護，她只是表達真心話；美國人的真心話。

正如911事件，當阿拉伯人被問及他們的感受時，他們說當時他們大宴親朋來慶祝這件事。

我們應否憎恨美國人？不必。在今日我們一定要與狼共處。只是要記著與美國人的友誼或合作純粹是雙方面的利益。這是我們必須要參加的遊戲。

事實上不止莎朗·斯通，不少美國名人都是有相同的心態。我不覺得有甚麼問題。唯一的問題就是不少中國人盲目相信美國人一定是好的。

正如我的同事一樣，他們需要多些認識真相。