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Howcome I see no diary in this post :)
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A couple of months ago, an Americian environmentalist in China wrote me an e-mail expessing his concern about large-scale environmental pollution in China. He also suggested that how to get significant change in China in terms of regulation development and implementation.
It did take me some time to dish out my reply. On one hand, i donn't want to sound like a pro-western puppet only sniffing on the dark side of China, On the other hand, I do recognize the chilling reality of our environemental situation. Here attached is my reply:
It is glad to receive your mail from which I can read your concern, feel your passion and even experience your life in China.
Reading your mail is somewhat like retrospecting my life in the United States. As mentioned in your mail, once we immerse ourselves into
another culture, we may understand and appreciate the different perspectives of life, nature and world.
Talking about myself, I am a typical traditional Chinese guy who was brought up in a cultural infrastructure constructed by Confucius more
than two-thousand years ago. Narrowly speaking, the culture gives me advantages in shaping my simple environmental idea, which includes frugality, modesty, simplicity in lifestyle, and living in harmony with other people and nature. However, it also challenges my outlook on the weight of individualism and homogeneity, economic development and environmental protection. From time to time, I found it's hard to balance what I learned from here to what I could apply in China.
As you know, over the past decade, the Chinese people have made extraordinary economic strides. Nevertheless, that growth has come at
a price. Air and water pollution is killing and sickening people as well as cutting productivity. Simply put, we are making the same mistakes that industrialized countries made hundred years ago. On the one hand, people expect that the success of conservation efforts and nascent environmental movements would begin after the formation of postindustrial society. On the other hand, the urban air is continuously contaminated with arsenic, lead and mercury, elements found in the byproducts of industrialization (e.g. auto exhaust, widely used energy source) process. From an environmentalist perspective, I am aware that unless more drastic measures are taken immediately,the country could head for a large-scale environmental disaster. However, Rome wasn't built in a day. I also undertand that that changes need time.
Oh, by the way, it is so interesting to learn your discussion experience in the English corner. I can imagine exactly what was going on during the discussion. I used to be one of the participants around 10 years ago. I remember that it was my first time to directly talk to native Americans. In this regard, I do value American's way of communication: open and direct.
Thank you for choosing China as one of your career post. It will be no doubt that your efforts will be rewarded by the achievements your students are going to make. Meanwhile, if you would like to practice your Mandarin, I would love to help.
OK, here is my question to all the English practioners on this column. If you were sitting in my shoes, what would be your response?
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