It is a strange time indeed when Obama criticizes Uganda for punishing gays and puts forth the death penalty for gay rape of children under 18.
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The ironic thing about this is that he did this during a "prayer breakfast". From what I could find on Google on Bible verses:
Leviticus 18:22 - "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable."
Leviticus 20:13 - "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 - "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."
Are Obama and the United States trying to legitimize sin around the world? This is my take on the subject, and as a Chinese I do not think it right for the US to try to exert influence on very subjective matters such as this. It is the same as if China would force the world to become atheist, which it simply does not.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
China to Sell Weapons to Iran?
According to a recent interview on CCTV, both commentators thought it 'just' to punish the United State's sale of arms to enemy Taiwan by selling weapons and other goods to Iran.
This comes after a row of unfriendly confrontations with the Obama administration- starting with his belittled visit to China where he wasn't even broadcast outside of where he spoke, to the Copenhagen conference in which China singlehandedly shot down measures to fight global pollution, to the Chinese hacking barrage on US and European companies resulting in Google giving up on China.
China, who has risen to power and prosperity through peaceful means, is now starting to defend its actions and taking a larger seat in global affairs. Its GDP will this year surpass Japan's, and the China market (those who have money to buy things) has already surpassed the US in terms of car sales and an online population.
This comes after a row of unfriendly confrontations with the Obama administration- starting with his belittled visit to China where he wasn't even broadcast outside of where he spoke, to the Copenhagen conference in which China singlehandedly shot down measures to fight global pollution, to the Chinese hacking barrage on US and European companies resulting in Google giving up on China.
China, who has risen to power and prosperity through peaceful means, is now starting to defend its actions and taking a larger seat in global affairs. Its GDP will this year surpass Japan's, and the China market (those who have money to buy things) has already surpassed the US in terms of car sales and an online population.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
China Goes Crazy After US Arms Sale to Taiwan
After the sale of defensive weapons to Taiwan, China showed discontent by calling the sale a "crude interference in China's internal affairs."
The weapons, according to the Pentagon, include 114 Patriot (PAC-3) anti-missile systems, 60 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, 12 Harpoon Block II Telemetry missiles, 2 Osprey Class mine hunting ships and a command and control enhancement system.
The U.S. responded by criticizing China's tightly controlled Internet and it's obvious interference in prominent U.S. corporations' private information. Many speculate China's government is behind most of the hacking attempts, seeing plainly the source IP addresses coming from China, often routing through botnetted computers in Taiwan. Focusing mostly on Chinese political activists and valuable corporate and military secrets and designs, their increased activity prompted Google's withdrawl from the country.
The weapons, according to the Pentagon, include 114 Patriot (PAC-3) anti-missile systems, 60 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, 12 Harpoon Block II Telemetry missiles, 2 Osprey Class mine hunting ships and a command and control enhancement system.
The U.S. responded by criticizing China's tightly controlled Internet and it's obvious interference in prominent U.S. corporations' private information. Many speculate China's government is behind most of the hacking attempts, seeing plainly the source IP addresses coming from China, often routing through botnetted computers in Taiwan. Focusing mostly on Chinese political activists and valuable corporate and military secrets and designs, their increased activity prompted Google's withdrawl from the country.
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