China 'is more popular' than US

[kirovman]

BBC news article:

America's image is still so tattered abroad after the Iraq war that China is viewed more favourably than the US in many countries, a global poll finds.

In none of the 16 countries surveyed, the US included, does a majority of the public think the war leading to Saddam Hussein's removal made the world safer.

But hostility towards the US has eased in some parts of the Muslim world.

"It's amazing when you see the European public rating the United States so poorly, especially in comparison with China," said Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, which carried out the survey.

China is well considered in Europe and Asia, although there is considerable wariness about its growing economic and military power.

Solid majorities in every European nation except Turkey would not like to see China rival the US as a military superpower, the survey said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4124164.stm

So is it a case of "everyone being wrong but we're right"?
Have the US lost touch with the rest of the world with their "adventures" in the middle east?
And what's with a so-called communist country having a greater popularity than the "pillar of freedom and democracy"?

Discuss.

 

[Ennui]

Understandable. Though I don't think we're nearly as bad as China will be someday.

 

[Icarusintel]

China needs to be closely observed, as far as they've come I could see them slipping back into an extremely hard line and doing a lot of damage

 

[CptStern]

to who?

 

[gh0st]

to who?

Me..

 

[Icarusintel]

to who?

whoever the person in charge sees as an easy target or a threat, namely taiwan

 

[CptStern]

"whoever the person in charge sees as an easy target or a threat"


you mean like bush?

 

[CptStern]

Me..

china's going to kick yer ass? man, you've been playing bf2 a little too much

 

[Icarusintel]

"whoever the person in charge sees as an easy target or a threat"


you mean like bush?

i believe i specifically said taiwan after that, i worry about taiwan, i've got a good friend there

 

[K e r b e r o s]

Yea, if they go for Taiwain ... will just have to "look busy with Iraq" so China does'nt go after us.

 

[gh0st]

china's going to kick yer ass? man, you've been playing bf2 a little too much

stern you fail to realize the complications of a chinese assault. My friend and I were hunkered down behind a wall, and BOOM over the treeline comes hordes of screaming chinamen, ready to kill us and eat our souls. If it happened to us IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU K.

Speaking of bf2 when are you getting it and what is your xfire name?

 

[CptStern]

nah we canadians live in peace amongst the chinese ..in fact I'm having General Tso's tasty chicken tonight for dinner .....mmmmmmm and steamed rice

 

[Icarusintel]

nah we canadians live in peace amongst the chinese ..in fact I'm having General Tso's tasty chicken tonight for dinner .....mmmmmmm and steamed rice

ummm... clearly you're living in peace with americans, cause General Tso's is american, not chinese

 

[CptStern]

i believe i specifically said taiwan after that, i worry about taiwan, i've got a good friend there

yes but you fail to see the irony of your statement ..you're accusing china of doing something you've already done

 

[K e r b e r o s]

Okay, wrong statement, wrong forum. EDIT

 

[Icarusintel]

yes but you fail to see the irony of your statement ..you're accusing china of doing something you've already done

what? iron? where?

 

[CptStern]

ummm... clearly you're living in peace with americans, cause General Tso's is american, not chinese

ummmm no General T'sung-t'ang Tso was chinese:


TSO T'sung-t'ang (1812-1885). Chinese statesman and general. Principal wars: Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864); Nien Rebellion (1851-1868); Muslim Rebellion (1867-1873); conquest of Sinkiang (1874-1878).

 

[CptStern]

what? iron? where?

stop dancing around the issues

 

[K e r b e r o s]

ummmm no General T'sung-t'ang Tso was chinese:

So you've got your history right, but you did'nt get the history of the meal right. General Tso's is a technical American Creation, but named after someone Chinese, so idiots would'nt notice the difference.

:rolling:

 

[K e r b e r o s]

stop dancing around the issues

Would you prefer we danced around the table then?

 

[Icarusintel]

stop dancing around the issues

i'm not, i'm skipping around them:angel:

 

[K e r b e r o s]

::throws flowers at Icarus's feet::

 

[CptStern]

So you've got your history right, but you did'nt get the history of the meal right. General Tso's is a technical American Creation, but named after someone Chinese, so idiots would'nt notice the difference.

:rolling:

yes I did read up on that ..but it was invented by a chinese man who wanted his food to be easily differentiated from cantonese food

 

[Icarusintel]

::throws flowers at Icarus's feet::

*winks in kerberos' direction*
yeah, i get the irony, but somehow i'm not laughing, not even on the inside

 

[CptStern]

/me claps sharply

people people!! topic please

 

[Icarusintel]

/me claps sharply

people people!! topic please

oh, that's right, well the US is still more popular in the US, and in many Central and South American countries, and that's what matters

 

[Raziaar]

I don't care if China 'is more popular'. That doesn't mean a damn thing, really.

Hitler was more popular than the other party canidates... bush was more popular than Kerry. What does that tell you? Nothing.

China is still very oppressive, more oppressive to its own people than America.

 

[K e r b e r o s]

yes I did read up on that ..but it was invented by a chinese man who wanted his food to be easily differentiated from cantonese food

Sorry I said idiots -- but yes, you've got it!

 

[Icarusintel]

I don't care if China 'is more popular'. That doesn't mean a damn thing, really.

Hitler was more popular than the other party canidates... bush was more popular than Kerry. What does that tell you? Nothing.

China is still very oppressive, more oppressive to its own people than America.

yeah, it's nice to know the world loves a country that doesn;t care much about human rights

 

[Gray Fox]

So, eh. I don't lilke chinese food.

 

[Raziaar]

So, eh. I don't lilke chinese food.

Chinese food is amazingly good. It makes me sleepy, however.

 

[Steve]

It's always about China. China, China, China!

What makes CHINA so special? Just cuz it's pretty...

 

[Raziaar]

It's always about China. China, China, China!

What makes CHINA so special? Just cuz it's pretty...

China is so special because people who hate the USA want it to be destroyed in a war with china. I mean, with all the threads about how china could kick america's ass, I think this is the mentality from some people.

 

[Steve]

Whatever. They're all so short. We'll just send all our basketball players to put their hands on their heads and hold them away while they swing at the air, heh heh.


^Joke^

 

[K e r b e r o s]

lol, it could work!

 

[Lemonking]

China aint that great........USA is teh roX0Rz

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

Haha, this threads pretty damn funny

 

[bliink]

The ability to conduct an inf rush early in the game give china an advantage over USA. Furthermore, the nuke cannons make them formidible defenders in the late game, easily thwarting tank rushes from either the USA or GLA.

Thats why China is popular. They're my favourite team. :E

 

[K e r b e r o s]

Yea, until an Airforce General ruins your defensive strategy and level bombs you into Hibachi Steaks.

 

[Dag]

Asians scare me. They have some freaky Magic. It was raining once, and when my Asian friend came over, it stopped and got sunny instantly. And if one guy can do that, imagine the power of Millions.

P.S. It's funny to think that those who made this poll only polled 16 countries, and said it was a global view. :angel: