31st August 2004, 11:07 AM
"All under heaven"? Probably refers to China... I seem to remember that China thought of itsself as the center of the world -- "Middle Kingdom", anyone? So 'our land' is a translation that most Americans would probably understand better than "all under heaven" which most would probably take to mean the whole world.
I'd certainly say that it's more than a bit disingenuous to call it actually democratic, though, for sure! it's not, really... China has control.
Quote:Where did you hear that? It's true that China has been doing some sneaky things in Hong Kong which has resulted in massive riot on that island, but I never heard of a law prohibiting Hong Kongers from critisizing the government, since they do it all of the time. And there's no censorship by Mainland China in HK. Any censorship is done by the HK government and was there even when England owned HK.
I'd certainly say that it's more than a bit disingenuous to call it actually democratic, though, for sure! it's not, really... China has control.