http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/11/china-holds-mistreats-us-geologist/ Watching China Politics from Cyberspace Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/11/china-holds-mistreats-us-geologist/#comment-13444 BiggerBiggerPicture Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:29:29 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=47704#comment-13444 I think they are pretty rational in dealing with foreigners. I think they are pretty rational in dealing with foreigners.

]]> http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/11/china-holds-mistreats-us-geologist/#comment-13395 David Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:20:58 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=47704#comment-13395 I've been living in China for five years, and see the government doing things not in their interests all the time. Officials here act like spoiled children, making decisions based on emotion, not logic. Even after they start to realize they've made a mistake, they usually perpetuate it. For them, to admit wrong is to lose face. I’ve been living in China for five years, and see the government doing things not in their interests all the time. Officials here act like spoiled children, making decisions based on emotion, not logic. Even after they start to realize they’ve made a mistake, they usually perpetuate it. For them, to admit wrong is to lose face.

]]> http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/11/china-holds-mistreats-us-geologist/#comment-13389 BiggerBiggerPicture Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:53 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=47704#comment-13389 It is not in China's interests to wrongfully charge someone esponage because they want foreign business. So, the juror is out until we find out what really happened. It is not in China’s interests to wrongfully charge someone esponage because they want foreign business. So, the juror is out until we find out what really happened.

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