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By Sunny Lee BEIJING _ Since North Korea’s artillery shelling earlier last week, Chinese bloggers have been voicing their views on the matter. Unlike the state-controlled media outlets that invariably reflect the Beijing government’s angle, the Internet reveals a much more diverse spectrum of views. “China is kidnapped by North Korea,” a blogger Ruo Xiaoyi posted on Sina.com, bemoaning the situation that whenever North Korea creates a problem, it becomes China’s liability. The comment comes as a starkly different take on the matter from the state-controlled official media outlets, which don’t deviate from the government’s stance; it is officially neutral, but in reality sides with North Korea. Noting China’s impotence in criticizing North Korean behavior, a blogger quipped: “North Korea is China’s Israel!” in an apparent reference to how the United States always sides with Israel when the latter has disputes with neighboring Arab countries. “Ch... read full post |
