Comments on: India struggles to catch China http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/ New Media researcher Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:39:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: justin http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-279554 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:52:00 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-279554 can't we all just be friends :( "14 reasons why China and India are better off as friends" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2B_3H2kxwY can’t we all just be friends :(

“14 reasons why China and India are better off as friends”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2B_3H2kxwY

]]> by: oohkuchi http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-200848 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:20:58 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-200848 I've seen India and lived in China and agree entirely with the writer. China and India at the moment are in different leagues, and the gap is likely to grow. Of all the huge differences, this one is perhaps the most important: while most rural Chinese can get easily to a city to find work and improve their living conditions, thanks to good roads and comms, most rural Indians are stuck in their villages. Chinese villages are half-empty now, but Indian ones still teem with millions stuck in nearly hopeless poverty. Indians can change their leaders, Chinese can change their lives. I’ve seen India and lived in China and agree entirely with the writer. China and India at the moment are in different leagues, and the gap is likely to grow. Of all the huge differences, this one is perhaps the most important: while most rural Chinese can get easily to a city to find work and improve their living conditions, thanks to good roads and comms, most rural Indians are stuck in their villages. Chinese villages are half-empty now, but Indian ones still teem with millions stuck in nearly hopeless poverty. Indians can change their leaders, Chinese can change their lives.

]]> by: Wu http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-193257 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:40:39 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-193257 All asian countries from the middle east to east asia have made tremendous progress in less than 20 years. india is the sick man of asia and cannot progress far even after 60 years. China gets things done in building the nation. What have indians done for their people? Very little. All asian countries from the middle east to east asia have made tremendous progress in less than 20 years. india is the sick man of asia and cannot progress far even after 60 years.

China gets things done in building the nation. What have indians done for their people? Very little.

]]> by: Karan http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-155981 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:39:16 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-155981 This is a stupid comparison. Both countries have nothing in common except being large asian nations. Honestly, I am an Indian, and I am not concerned with what happens in other countries. I am just happy that India is growing the way it is, although I wish it grew faster to bring more people out of poverty. Plus I disagree with the author in passing judgement on something that may or may not happen in the future. 20 years ago people would have condescended China vis a vis the US similarly, but today many of them have been proven wrong. Who knows, maybe 10 - 15 years from today the same could happen in case of India. People like Tatengo should grow up and stop generalizing about a billion people. In a globalized world, there's no humiliation caused by speaking a certain language, or liking a certain culture. This is a stupid comparison. Both countries have nothing in common except being large asian nations. Honestly, I am an Indian, and I am not concerned with what happens in other countries. I am just happy that India is growing the way it is, although I wish it grew faster to bring more people out of poverty. Plus I disagree with the author in passing judgement on something that may or may not happen in the future. 20 years ago people would have condescended China vis a vis the US similarly, but today many of them have been proven wrong. Who knows, maybe 10 - 15 years from today the same could happen in case of India.

People like Tatengo should grow up and stop generalizing about a billion people. In a globalized world, there’s no humiliation caused by speaking a certain language, or liking a certain culture.

]]> by: T.C. Lim http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-151716 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:21:20 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-151716 I like Dr. P. Kumar's posting better. I like Dr. P. Kumar’s posting better.

]]> by: tatengo http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-111311 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:35:23 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-111311 China is a great country with a great pride of its own people. India is not a great country and not a pride people. Lots of Indian have tried to get rids of Indian root by marry up to white people to have whiter skin children and more westernized. Indian are proud of speaking good English with as close as american accent as they can get, and try to forget their own native language. In highschool and university, the medium instruction is all in English. This is not right even for a small country like Philippines , where i grew up, but for India, a big country, i think it is a shame for indian to be proud of speaking good English. We fippino have not problem of English, but we still envy other asian countries of their culture background, like Chinese, Korean , Japanese, Thailand or Vietnamese. I feel that no matter how good is my English, I am still not a whtie, british person. I do not know of any Indian feel this humiliation of proud speaking English, and India is not a small country and should have its own destiny and self center as China. Even Indian in southeasia is looked down by local people. Chinese are looked up and respected over here. China is a great country with a great pride of its own people. India is not a great country and not a pride people. Lots of Indian have tried to get rids of Indian root by marry up to white people to have whiter skin children and more westernized. Indian are proud of speaking good English with as close as american accent as they can get, and try to forget their own native language. In highschool and university, the medium instruction is all in English. This is not right even for a small country like Philippines , where i grew up, but for India, a big country, i think it is a shame for indian to be proud of speaking good English. We fippino have not problem of English, but we still envy other asian countries of their culture background, like Chinese, Korean , Japanese, Thailand or Vietnamese. I feel that no matter how good is my English, I am still not a whtie, british person. I do not know of any Indian feel this humiliation of proud speaking English, and India is not a small country and should have its own destiny and self center as China. Even Indian in southeasia is looked down by local people. Chinese are looked up and respected over here.

]]> by: Janak De http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-67677 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:46:42 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-67677 Perhaps one should compare China in 1992 with India in 2007 to compensate the 15-year Chinese headstart. I submit that India wins this comparision! Perhaps one should compare China in 1992 with India in 2007 to compensate the 15-year Chinese headstart.
I submit that India wins this comparision!

]]> by: rocky2 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-67213 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:55:55 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-67213 rocky1 wrote: "Chinese want to overlook poverty and corruption in their own backyard- what you are boasting about is few skyscrapers and high ways in Shanghai and Beijing." A few skyscrapers? You obviously haven't been to Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Dalian, Shenzhen, Guangzhou etc etc. The total population of these cities in China is more than Japan and any European country. Yes, indeed China still has a long way to go, but India has even farther to go. rocky1 wrote: “Chinese want to overlook poverty and corruption in their own backyard- what you are boasting about is few skyscrapers and high ways in Shanghai and Beijing.”

A few skyscrapers? You obviously haven’t been to Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Dalian, Shenzhen, Guangzhou etc etc. The total population of these cities in China is more than Japan and any European country. Yes, indeed China still has a long way to go, but India has even farther to go.

]]> by: rocky1isidiot http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-65517 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:45:09 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-65517 "Ofcourse China is going to beat India, we’ve had a head start and we never went through centuries of colonial rule (such as the case with Africa)." Well said, Nigel September 2nd, 2006 20:58 Some idiots simply can't win arguments by shouting louder. “Ofcourse China is going to beat India, we’ve had a head start and we never went through centuries of colonial rule (such as the case with Africa).”

Well said, Nigel September 2nd, 2006 20:58

Some idiots simply can’t win arguments by shouting louder.

]]> by: rocky1isidiot http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-65515 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:35:28 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2006/07/24/india-struggles-to-catch-china/#comment-65515 Not long ago, I thought India may be an inspiration alternative to China. But After a close survey on India, I find for all the problems China has, India has as well. On the other hand, For all the problems India has, China not necessarily has. So to conclude, the biggest achivement for indians are their ability to cheer about their underachievements and incapabilities which in outsiders' eyes they simply can't cheer about. Not long ago, I thought India may be an inspiration alternative to China. But After a close survey on India, I find for all the problems China has, India has as well. On the other hand, For all the problems India has, China not necessarily has.

So to conclude, the biggest achivement for indians are their ability to cheer about their underachievements and incapabilities which in outsiders’ eyes they simply can’t cheer about.

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