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July 15, 2005

Da Bomb Paintings

Two interesting articles in the New York Times today got my wheels spinning... and whenever that happens it's time for a blog entry.

The first article reports on one Chinese general's affinity for using the A-bomb to repel any sort of American military activity re: Taiwan. His basic point makes sense to me, at least in logical terms: that China, being much weaker than America militarily, should commit to using the A-bomb to prevent any American defense of Taiwan. It's General Zhu's update on the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) policy. He goes on to elaborate, "We Chinese will prepare ourselves for the destruction of all the cities east of Xian. Of course the Americans will have to be prepared that hundreds of cities will be destroyed by the Chinese."

Thank God I'm not living east of Xian! This also got me thinking about a question posed to me some months back at a dinner party. "Let us say," my Chinese host began, "that you are in a field with a very big gun. Over your head, you see some American planes coming to bomb China. Would you shoot them down?" My response, of course, was, "Hell no. I'd be screaming, 'Help! Help! Help me get outta here!'"

The second article will be of interest to anyone who's ever been to Beijing. Undoubtedly, if you are a tourist somewhere in the vicinity of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, you will be approached multiple times by people wanting to know if you speak English. The conversation will go something like this:

Chinese: Hello. Do you speak English?
You: Yes, I do.
Chinese: Can I practice speaking some English with you?
You: Umm. OK. I guess so.
Chinese: Great. Do you like art?
You: Yes, art's pretty good.
Chinese: I like art very much. I am an art student.
You: Oh, really?
Chinese: Yes, and the students at my university are having an exhibition right now. Would you like to come see some of my art?
You: Uh, well... ummm, OK.

They take you to some sort of art gallery/shop where they show you about a thousand completely un-original paintings in a variety of styles (Old Chinese, Modern Chinese, Western), with the idea being that you'll buy something. Of course, after the first time this happens to you, you figure out the deal and avoid any future encounters with "artists." Anyway, it appears from the article that the art students and their task-masters have wisened-up and are thinking on a bigger scale. An oil-painting by a Chinese copycat could be coming soon to a livingroom or hotel room near you!

posted July 15, 2005 at 11:21 AM unofficial Xinjiang time | HaoHao This!

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