Hi, Indian friends, I'm Chinese and I want to give you a compendious description of how Chinese view Indians and India.
Indian netizens are the very antithesis of western( or Koreans) netizens when an unfortunate accident happened in China. We Chinese may criticize in India for rape cases and we may berate India for caste system but from deep of our heart, we see Indians as wonderful people with great sympathy. I decided to be a volunteer in India because for some peculiar reason, Indians seem to be happy and laid back and have great attitudes toward their life. Chinese are envious of it, we are not happy people. Our national hobby is griping. It's a truth that indian netizens are the most rational and empathetic people. I was almost moved to tears when I saw that Indian netizens prayed for the victims and mourned the dead. I checked the website which focuses on translating indian news( including comments) from times of India, Hindu, etc. Most Chinese netizens were greatly encouraged by the comments from India. There was no mocking, no glee, no dancing at the news, no vicious 'karma' comment, no one associated the news with Tibet or human rights issue. Some concerned it with Parkistan, which is understandable. What a great contrast to the reactions from western countries! It's like an oasis for Chinese netizens. Chinese people should be ashamed for themselves because they are unfeeling people compared to indian counterparts! Every time an unfortunate accident happened and every time we read comments from India, Chinese feel moved. Really, you guys are warm-hearted loving people. I hope Chinese netizens learn more from India!!! Also the rest of world should hold India as a great example.
Yesterday, my classmate made a presentation showing the Indian election. My deskmate muttered' oh, ALL IS WELL' when the slide showed the image of Modi with his index finger in the air... Haha, we Chinese are too obsessed with three idiots.
Later our class discussed the influence of Indian election on China. Here are some our conclusions.
1. Indians are no slouches in IT, which is universally recognized.
2. India is a state of contradiction. The most glamorous house is in India. Indian billionaires are richer than China. Every Indian woman has golden brace or earring to flout. India has great ability in Mars programme. Indian nouveau rich threw big wedding for her daughter in French court. India has TATA. Indian Bollywood put Chinese film industry to shame. India has democracy with caste system still existing. However, India has numerous slams . India left its people with no electricity including its capital. India has more poor people than China. Indian combat planes and some other equipment are of bad quality. Indian women are confined by their families and the tradition of arranged marriage is still prevalent in India.
3. Indians are not patriotic. Their houses are very clean but their streets are dirty. According to my professor, his friend's house was gorgeous and left him speechless. The family had many servants and drivers. But outside the house was a street full of rubbish.
They have corrupted government but they don't act to combat it. My professor said that corruption in India is more rampant compared to China.
4. India is a democracy and yet a family ruled it for several decades. Now you can say goodbye and good riddance to the family. :P
5. India has territory disputes with China. Like Indians, Chinese are not willing to concede in territory dispute. They are inseparable part of China. We want them regardless they are rich in resources or not.
6. Indian women are beautiful and they deserve respect and care from their male counterparts. My professor said that India women have limited freedom and they have very very low social status. He told us not to believe in Bollywood and recommended some documentaries to discover more. He traveled to India once. He saw a husband beat wife in broad daylight. He wanted to intervene but his indian friends told him to stay out if it. It's a sick mentality! It would never happen in China. Chinese are notorious for being cold-hearted towards strangers( yueyue accident) but we couldn't stand a man beating a woman! I have seen wives berate and slap husbands but I have never seen man beat woman. Finally my professor bravely walked up to the couple and reprimanded the man in Chinese since he can't speak English. The man was dumbfounded. The woman too was shocked. Lol...
7. China really wants support from India as a third world country. We Chinese would so love to see that China and India could be a lovey-dovey duo when confronting the America and western countries. China is raring to win the supports of African countries. Let's not mince words. China invests Africa and helps it to develop infrastructure not only for the sake of money but also aiming to win Africa's favor politically. We are a little disappointed when we see indian government aligns itself with the West. China wants to make itself heard desperately and we want India to join us to make joint efforts and make our voice louder. In 2009, the Copenhagen meeting, China and India dismissed the criticism from the West and you don't know how happy we were at that time. Chinese jump with glee when we prove ourselves different from the West. But it's daunting to do it on our own. Seriously, we want a friend to join us. India is a perfect candidate because India shares many similarities with China.
8. We are aware of the rise of India. We discuss the relationship of China and India in class. Chinese like Modi too. Modi visited Guangdong province almost every year. We welcomed him with red carpet when America and Britain denied his visiting because of the riot happened in 2002. Chinese government thinks highly of him( if you can understand Chinese, you will know that China central television ( the mouth piece of CCP) introduced him as a visionary and pragmatic leader.
9. Indians are very diverse. Some are black some are yellow and some are white. But miraculously, they all have big eyes. We like your big eyes.
10. Indians are clever people like Jews. I have seen many Indians lecture in TED. They are truly inspiring and innovative. Not so many Chinese can go into TED to spread their idiology. We Chinese feel very embarrassed when we learn that which which which India is hired as the CEO of which which which big company.
In conclusion, Chinese never dislike Indians. We did hate Indians when British commend some Indians to help govern Chinese people. But it was the past and no Chinese still clings to it. The majority of Chinese are too busy to hate. We are no different from Indians. We just want to make money and make more money. Yes, we are money-oriented. In China, money talks. I want to extend my thanks to those kind Indians who showed sympathy to families involved in the terrorist attack. Your kindness made my day.
