Tuesday, July 1, 2008

World, open you eyes to China

Consider the following questions: Which country enjoys double digit growth in the past 5 years? Which country has a population of 1.3 billion people? Which country has a history of 5,000 years with 56 ethnic groups?

Yes that's China.

But 2008 has not been a smooth year for China. China had received huge criticism on human rights, Tibet, Taiwan, even on toys in the past three months. Western leaders have threathened to boycott the openning ceremony. Snowstorm and a major earthquake further pushed the government into an awkward position.

As the Olympic Games draw closer, we can't help wondering, who will come to the Games? How does the world really think of China? What do people around the world get s to know about China? What kind of information are they receiving? How do they form their opinion?

To have a better understanding of these questions, I will use the following methods to help with my study.

  • interviews
  • surveys (please be helpful and fill out the questionair, please~)
  • news analysis

Feel free to leave me message whenever you have any idea in your mind. Give me a chance, I will open your eyes to China.

2 comments:

Shelby S. said...

Hey effie- minor typo in the following sentence

What do people around the world get s to know about China?

Also, you should do a post asking people what the first three words that come to mind are when they think of china, and to leave them as a comment to your post.

Unknown said...

Hi Effie,

it seems to be a great idea to learn something about China through your blog.

The only problem might be that I strongly doubt you represent the average Chinese ideals, positions, opinions...And this is meant to be a big compliment...

If everyone in China {government included} was like your great Chinese delegation to this Institute, the whole world would come to see the Olympics opening ceremony :}