1. 西方的傲慢与偏见--偏见往往来自傲慢，傲慢必然产生偏见

“文明”的傲慢

要命的或许是媒体人那种未经反省却又自命正确的价值观：照他们的价值观形成的潜在共识，中国政府是个压迫人权的政府，中国传媒也是不可信的宣传机器，所以中国人就不可能有真正的自省自觉。于是在西藏和人权等议题上，他们往往就失去了客观的坚持，不惜以截图等手段扭曲真相，好持续控诉中国，并且获得“政治正确”的自我满足感。

伴随中国崛起的新“中国威胁论”

中国这种有别于西方传统发展思路的模式，正在为越来越多的发展中国家所重视，西方世界流行的“中国威胁论”以及其他变异的种种炒作，几乎成了与中国经济高速发展相伴而生的“特别风景”。随着北京奥运会的临近，这种往往包装着“人权”“民主”等标签的炒作，正有一种变本加厉的趋势。

2. 我们的态度--远人不服，则修文德以来之

奥运会遇到抗议者并不可怕

不单是奥运会，我们从新闻中可以看到，几乎所有的大型国际活动，比如八国峰会、世贸组织大会、联合国大会等等，都伴随着抗议活动。毫无疑问，主办者应该安排警力，维持秩序，应对骚乱。抗议活动中使用暴力都涉嫌犯罪，应该严厉制止。同时，宽容对待抗议者不仅是对表达反对意见的尊重，而且有助于培养一个自由的充满活力的环境。

以大国心态对待

如何应对这种或许我们从未虑及过的国际反应，成为新世纪以来考验中国的一块试金石。谁都无法也没有权利管住别人的嘴巴，我们能够做的是要以平和而求是的态度从容面对。中国已经不再是也不再想扮演一个游离于国际社会的体系外角色，既然如此，我们能够做的是在游戏规则内办好北京奥运，以多数认可的成功来回应国际社会的奥运言辞和举动。因此，不妨将包括偏见在内的国际反应，视作对中国的一种鞭策。

培养我们的大国民素质

新一代的中国人应该和平、理性地跟他们去辩论，讲常理，说人情，而不是停留在解气和泄愤的水平上。中国的年轻人完全可以到美英法等国去学习政治传播和政治化妆术，回来用他们的游戏规则来玩媒体、公共关系和议程设置。论战的激情平复下来之後，恐怕还得"各就各位，各安其位"，当今世界的政治经济格局、力量对比就是这样，西方媒体的强势霸权短期内无法撼动，但是千里之行始于足下，每个人小小的卑微的工作，积少成多，总有扭转的一天。

When We were called Sick man of Asia, We were called The Peril.
When We are billed to be the next Superpower, We are called The threat.
When We were closed our doors, You smuggled Drugs to Open Markets.
When We Embrace Freed Trade, You blame us for Taking away your jobs.
When We were falling apart, You marched in your troops and wanted your "fair share". When We were putting the broken peices together again, "Free Tibet" you screamed, "it was an invasion!"
( When Woodrow Wilson Couldnt give back Birth Place of Confucius back to Us,
But He did bought a ticket for the Famine Relief Ball for us.)
So, We Tried Communism, You hated us for being Communists
When We embrace Capitalism, You hate us for being Capitalist.
When We have a Billion People, you said we were destroying the planet.
When We are tried limited our numbers, you said It was human rights abuse.
When We were Poor, You think we are dogs.
When We Loan you cash, You blame us for your debts.
When We build our industries, You called us Polluters.
When we sell you goods, You blame us for global warming.
When We buy oil, You called that exploitation and Genocide.
When You fight for oil, You called that Liberation.
When We were lost in Chaos and rampage, You wanted Rules of Law for us.
When We uphold law and order against Violence, You called that Violating
Human Rights.
When We were silent, You said you want us to have Free Speech.
When We were silent no more, You say we were Brainwashed-Xenophoics.
Why do you hate us so much? We asked.
No," You Answered, "We dont hate You."
We dont Hate You either,
But Do you understand us?
"Of course We do," You said,
"We have AFP, CNN and BBCs..."

Dear UTi's managers:

Sorry for my being late today. I sincerely thank you for all you have done for me here at UTi. It's been a pleasure working with you for half a year, and representing the company as your Air export customer service.

    As for my career orientation or/and my interest and after about a week's consideration, I have accepted an offer with another shipping company, with the responsibility of a sales representative, and have decided to tender my resignation as of today. This decision has nothing to do with the opportunity you have provided for me here. You and the company have been fair with me, and I genuinely appreciate all your support and faith.

    I wish UTi a continued success, and I want to thank you for allowing me to be a part of your team. Please feel free to contact me at any time if I can be of further assistance in helping with a smooth transition.

    Wish UTi have a good development and foreground in the year of 2008, also of cause wish my colleagues working here with pleasure and success.

Yours sincerely,

Leo Peng

2008-4-15

Honesty is characterized by truth and sincerity. It denotes the quality of being upright in principle and action. It implies truthfulness, fairness in dealing with others, and refusal to engage in fraud, deceit, or dissembling. Though dishonesty may seem more profitable in a short time, I maintain that honesty is always the best policy to build a positive self-image and to create a heart-warning social atmosphere.

We are usually mentally and spiritually rewarded for being honest. To begin with, a person that shows integrity feels better about himself or herself. We feel that the sense of satisfaction were the rewards of being honest when finding something and turning it into the Lost and Found. Moreover, a person who does not hide his mistakes and weakness enjoys inner peace. We cannot use a lie to hide our fault without being afraid of being caught; we cannot help feeling exhausted when pretending to be what we are not. Being true to ourselves and others may have its costs, but it relieves us of mental stress and makes us at peace with ourselves. In addition, honesty brings us the lasting trust of others, which is the essential basis for almost all our important relationships in work and life. In the long run, a sincere individual gains more friends; a guileless businessman makes more profits; a truthful leader wins more votes.

As a precious virtue, honesty will also benefit our society. Despite the sharply increased economic well-being, the good faith of honesty is decreasing astonishingly today. Plagiarisms come to light one after another, fake products are found here and there, fraud suits are reported day by day. All these reflect a serous decline in social values and contribute to an overall milieu of distrust. One important way to roll back the moral drift is to promote the benefits of being honest and the costs of lying and cheating. There’s an old saying that cheaters never win and winners never cheat. Though sometimes it seems like cheaters do win—at least for the moment, they feel cheap and lose inward, and suffer dire consequences once caught. On the contrary, honesty enhances fair play and contributes to both individual and social prosperity.

In short, honesty pays. Being true to ourselves and others, we obtain a good self-image, enjoy the peace of mind and have better social relationships; by doing whatever we do fair and square, we truly fulfill our potentials and help to defend social values.