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继 AC 美籍华裔网友 Mr. James Shen 披露西方主流媒体的精彩文章 “Western media blemishes China” 在本站发表之后，沈先生又为我们发来了他17女儿的关于奥运题材的有一力作 ---- “Despite reports, Chinese hope Olympic gues love their 'house'".
沈先生17岁的女儿 SHEN Teresa （中文名 沈悦），在美国出生长大，同时在中美两国学习和生活过；和她的父亲一样，对中国有着深厚的感情。目前 Teresa 在一家美国报纸兼职专栏作家，而早在 2003 年，11岁的小沈悦就已经出版了她的一部关注动物的中英文小说《无名狼的旅程》。
今天，在北京奥运会闭幕之际，我们刊登出青年作家沈悦有感于北京奥运的新作。
感谢沈先生和沈悦对Anti-CNN 的支持！
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Despite reports, Chinese hope Olympic guest love their “house”
By Teresa Shen
It was a special moment, to see Li Ning touch the fire to the majestic torch. The flames spiraled swiftly up and burst into fiery orange, strong and determined. An estimated 15% of the world population watched this, a historic moment that lit the hearts of many people.
The Beijing Olympics is in full swing now, whether or not one likes the idea of China hosting it. Soon, with a flourishing Chinese brush, the closing ceremony will draw a hopefully spectacular period to this world party. It is sometimes hard to believe that so much hard work, training, time, money, excitement and genuine feeling can be put into a short 16 days. But then, it is like my mom hosting a Christmas party for friends. She busied herself senseless scrubbing the floors, cleaning the whole house, and making tons of food with the sole wish to make her guests happy. When they left, my family and I ended up eating leftovers for a week. But the guests loved our house, just as the Chinese hope their foreign guests love their “house”. It seems that the uncontrollable flow of tourists has been unhindered by the negative portrait the main media paints of China.
For more than a week, I have not slept a full night. I set three alarms before I sleep, on my watch, my cell phone, and my clock to get up at a scheduled time and watch the games live on CCTV. Everyone seems to get a cheer in these Games. The Chinese home crowd loves to thunder out their approval. Every athlete on the field, even one who might snatch away the gold from a favored Chinese athlete, receives energetic applause. After all, these are the Olympics, and the host should be gracious.
However, despite the spirit of the Games demonstrated by Olympics volunteers, athletes, and most Chinese people and tourists, the mainstream Western media continues their negative reports. Many criticisms seems quite strained, even amusing. I was confused by the news of 300 Bibles being confiscated from Americans who tried to bring them into China. What would they have done with these Bibles? Sell them? Or did they truly think that China needed those 300 Bibles, when the country prints more than 8 million a year? The mainstream media cries for religious freedom in China. Maybe I was dreaming that my family and I worshipped in a Beijing church, stampeded for chocolate eggs on Easter in a Beijing garden, and saw Bibles on sale at Beijing bookstores? I did not receive a bullet in my head for being a Christian. Whatever the Bible bringers wanted to do, they have the obligation to respect the law of any country they are entering, even if it feels idiotic. Sulking in the airport despite being asked to leave is quite embarrassing behavior. One side note, I have never tasted a dog penis, or seen one on a plate in China. CNN really likes to go to some weird, rare restaurants and put it all over their article.
So far, there were surprisingly few protests in Beijing, except for isolated incidents involving mainly tourists. I fail to realize what vandalizing a Novotel Peace Hotel room in Beijing, then running away without paying the bill, will do for the development of religious freedom. Unless having this freedom means I can walk into the Shawnee Inn and start splashing paint on the walls? Little groups of protests have been organized in Beijing, with the mainstream media drooling after them. It was no wonder that the demonstrators were detained immediately, since none of the protests were in the protest zones! Although I love the right to protest, in many countries demonstrators must stay within a restricted area.
While the mainstream media competes to find skeletons in China’s closet, our wonderful athletes compete for the gold. Michael Phelps has cut through the water for those record-breaking eight gold medals. Track and Field competitions are in full motion. The tough, suspenseful swings and leaps of the gymnastics battle have finally ended with a beautiful gold for Shawn Johnson. She deserved this one, and her friendly smile towards everyone was quite touching. Whatever age the young Chinese gymnasts are, they also deserved their share in the glory with their amazing performance. Personally, I do think some have features looking too young to be that of sixteen year olds. As of now, there is not enough evidence to prove it. Overall, after all the years of preparation, the Olympics are coming to a blissful end. Many countries’ leaders have gone to China. Many tourists have cheered in the stadiums and wandered around the real Beijing. Many Chinese people have fulfilled their hopes to host a grand world party and welcome friends of across the globe. Hopefully, this can be the beginning of understanding between cultures, and more constructive dialogue in areas like human rights and environmentalism. Already, positive changes are happening in China. Despite the media barrage about the smog in Beijing, the Chinese Government had implemented a $17 billion plan to lessen pollution way before the Olympics. Though it does not seem to have worked yet, the effort is sincere. Labor laws guaranteeing overtime pay and a social security program have been passed. Much more will come, but at the pace China can adjust to. Change cannot, and should not, be forced.
As more people see and feel other cultures, they will become less daunted by the differences that often lead to fear and condemnation. For those who have been following the Olympics, enjoy the last few days of the splendid party!
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The author is a 17 year old Chinese American (ABC) high school student in the US who studied in the US and China intermittently. She is a published bilingual (English and Chinese) novelist and a student columnist for the local newspaper in the US which published this article recently.
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发表于 2008-8-24 23:09
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发表于 2008-8-28 00:46
