Comments on: An Imaginary Chinese Election http://cupofcha.com/2007/11/09/a-chinese-election.html This is China Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:43:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Josh http://cupofcha.com/2007/11/09/a-chinese-election.html#comment-45 Josh Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:21:01 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2007/11/09/a-chinese-election.html#comment-45 Two marriages? That's outrageous! He needs at least one more if he wants to run--as a Republican anyway... Two marriages? That’s outrageous! He needs at least one more if he wants to run–as a Republican anyway…

]]> By: nichtich http://cupofcha.com/2007/11/09/a-chinese-election.html#comment-44 nichtich Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:08:41 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2007/11/09/a-chinese-election.html#comment-44 Jet Li doesn't have a very good reputation in his private life: after all, he has 2 marriages . And Jet Li's accent is not good for a political figure: his has a strong beijing accent, which makes him seem unreliable. The buddhist faith is a good thing, but it's hard to predict whether it will help him in an election, since the majority of chinese is atheist. Jet Li doesn’t have a very good reputation in his private life: after all, he has 2 marriages . And Jet Li’s accent is not good for a political figure: his has a strong beijing accent, which makes him seem unreliable. The buddhist faith is a good thing, but it’s hard to predict whether it will help him in an election, since the majority of chinese is atheist.

]]> By: chriswaugh_bj http://cupofcha.com/2007/11/09/a-chinese-election.html#comment-34 chriswaugh_bj Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:49:51 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2007/11/09/a-chinese-election.html#comment-34 Judging by "Fearless", I suspect Jet Li is a Bruce Lee kind of Chinese patriot- he holds all people in equal respect regardless of race/nationality/ethnicity/number of freckles on their right forearm unless they prove themselves unworthy of it. Note that the Japanese fighter in "Fearless" had a very strong sense of honour and morality and conceded defeat to Huo Yuanjia. And in many of both Li/Lees' films not all Chinese are good and there's often at least one good foreigner. "Once Upon a Time in China 1" is a good example- a Catholic priest turned out to be a good guy who tried to help Huang Feihong. And you forgot Jet Li's Buddhist faith. Something tells me that's part of the reason for his lack of political ambition, and yet it could well work in his (and the world's) favour if he did become president. Judging by “Fearless”, I suspect Jet Li is a Bruce Lee kind of Chinese patriot- he holds all people in equal respect regardless of race/nationality/ethnicity/number of freckles on their right forearm unless they prove themselves unworthy of it. Note that the Japanese fighter in “Fearless” had a very strong sense of honour and morality and conceded defeat to Huo Yuanjia. And in many of both Li/Lees’ films not all Chinese are good and there’s often at least one good foreigner. “Once Upon a Time in China 1″ is a good example- a Catholic priest turned out to be a good guy who tried to help Huang Feihong.

And you forgot Jet Li’s Buddhist faith. Something tells me that’s part of the reason for his lack of political ambition, and yet it could well work in his (and the world’s) favour if he did become president.

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