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Speech from the Yellow Peril

A text by Francis Lachapelle

Recently, there has been a resurgence of the theory of Yellow Peril, mainly in the form of a dragon and dragon economic ideology. On December 2 was an auspicious day. The morning in La Presse , Lysiane Gagnon in her article "The ravages of Wikileaks' is the spice in his criticism of Wikileaks by running:" You almost want to wish them, to these irresponsible minds, to live one day at a world's only superpower will be China or Russia and (...), where the dominant values are those of totalitarianism. "



lunch I get the new edition of the newspaper Les Affaires . On page 3, Michel Maziade, scientific director of Laval University, speaks of science and research in China. The reporter's question: "Should we be afraid of China?" To which Dr. Maziade replies: "Yes, we must be afraid of China." Further, while Dr. Maziade explains that China pushes us to rethink our science policy, he ends the interview with: "If nothing is done to enhance science and if we do not develop niches of excellence, we ' impoverishes and we lose the economic war. ".

In both cases I totally agree with the content, the arguments deployed by the author, is the container, the discursive strategies mobilized worries me. A little further still Affairs The three pages on corporate espionage, "Caution, a spy is stalking you." No mention of China, however, on page 13 which is intended as a spy over 101 in the drawing, the characters are all Asian.

The collective memory still surfs on the current wave of yellow peril comeback during economic depressions. Wave that began in 1999. That year, the American scientist of Chinese origin and official federal, Wen Ho Lee was accused of having leaked nuclear secrets to his country of origin and spent nine months in solitary confinement until the prosecution ultimately abandons virtually all charges against him. During his nine months in prison, a former FBI agent was going to suggest that it was reasonable to estimate at 100,000 the number of Sino-Americans working as intelligence officer for China. We even told that Chinese girls very attractive and luscious, but mostly spies on behalf of the Beijing government, once naturalized American, were a husband industrial, scientific or official in a position to better carry out its acts of industrial espionage.

It is interesting to note that while the Maoist China was undergoing the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), Japan's aggressive performances came to life in America and Europe. On the threshold of the 1970s, evoking the Japanese economic miracle was soon to become the latest expression and most objective of the new Yellow Peril. "Thus was reborn the hydra Japanese who already terrified Europeans during the inter-war period: the Japanese miracle, the Japanese challenge, the Century Japan: with these vouchers shocks the world has suddenly realized the weight reached by the Country of the Rising Sun after twenty years of hard work, but discreet. "could be seen on highways U.S. multitudes of titles bumper hanging on the bumper of pick-ups from the west coast saying Toyota - Datsun - Honda - and Pearl Harbor.

be seen in the light of these two waves that the economic factor seems to direct the movement of the pendulum. Closer to home, what is worrisome is when journalists and scientists mobilized the discourse of the Yellow Peril to serve their purpose, point-impact, awareness, etc.. It is even more worrying when they do not seem to realize what they do.

It is undeniable that China poses challenges to our societies, our economies, our gains. In this situation, the discourse of threat of war, the yellow peril can be used to mobilize, sensitize policy makers, opinion leaders and the population, but it builds and fosters an attitude of mistrust towards China. As the ideas do not disappear with the movement of the pendulum in terms of such discursive strategies can in no way serve our interests. The role of China in the globalized world is changing and we can play a constructive influence.


PS. In his recent edition (4-10 December), The Economist has a 14-page report on the dangers of a rising China.

PPS. Journalist at La Presse, Lysiane Gagnon with whom I had some email exchanges for less muscular in the hours that followed my reading of his article in the December 2 changes of tone in the conclusion to his paper of 11 December: But China always surprise his admirers as his critics. It is therefore unwise to predict the future ... "A return to rational discourse.

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Apple and the development of trade unionism in China

A text of Emilia-Anne Leroux

This week I am pleased to attend a whole week of conferences and expert analysis on various topics in relation to current Chinese law, economics, political, environmental, trade unionism, etc..

is precisely this last point I would like to discuss in this short text. The growing presence and economic power of China is undeniable, and we Westerners are not sure how. Among other things, several "China Watchers" hold staunchly to the idea that, as development progresses China's economic and democracy will follow. I was always a little reluctant to think that this result was obvious, but I never really had much doubt that now.

In fact, there seems to be a great distaste for politics in general in the Chinese civil society. Chinese youth no longer dream of democracy as their predecessors did in 1989 so hard and they want to be businessman or economist. This is where the future lies, and, for now, it's what works for China's economic growth. But that's a whole other topic of debate ...



Helen H. Wang, author of "The Chinese Dream", just blog about it. This is an example of a text that glorifies precisely the arrival of the middle class in China who thinks that it is this class that will bring democracy to China. It tells us that "In Fact, Tiananmen Square demonstrator to form / student leader he Told Me That Believes China Will Have a democratic Government Elected in 10 Years. I am hopeful That As The Chinese middle class continues to grow, Will democracy in ARISE ITS TIME. "

" May I write about Controversial issues like Sino-American relations & the suppression of democracy in China, But I Do not protest in the Streets and I MOST Certainly Do not Want To Lead the next revolution. "Writes the author http://angrychineseblogger.blog-city.com/ I think this is an opinion that is widely shared in China. One of our speakers who was born in China, who grew up during the Cultural Revolution and is now a consultant for Canadian companies wishing to invest in China, we expressed a similar thought enough. "For me it's the economy," it's as if everyone in China, swears by the words of Deng Xiaoping, both politically and personally. Today nobody really wants to get involved. Looks bluntly that China's population is saturated with all the policy was the central axis of Chinese life during the Maoist decades: everything was tinged with politics in every moment of his life, both public and private sectors. Now if they find more freedom in their private lives, they choose to let go of this policy.

It must be that this policy is not so bad? Precisely, the public does not seem to be against the Chinese Communist Party. Generally, Chinese do not really want democracy: they see no major problem with the way the country is managed by the center. Stephanie Balme, a professor at Sciences Po Paris living in Beijing for several years, we explained the difficulties she experienced trying to convince Chinese students to the importance of democracy for a society of rule of law.

It is precisely why I take a position to contradict all those who think that China will logically a democracy, as if it was the logical extension of its explosion onto the stage of the global economy. Those who think this will be the growing middle class who would vote against the Chinese Communist Party claiming their place in politics are wrong, in my opinion. The reality is that policy reversals have a completely different logic. Power from below to reverse the high social tension comes from. Panem et circenses I say! Bread and Circus: the middle class will be the last to revolt against a government that gave him what she wants and wants it exactly the same thing: the continuation of economic growth. But this is not to say that all McDonald's and eat their content. Those who have no access to their appraisal.

And, more and more. I mean the growth of the movements of trade unions. Only in the Last month, two significant events have occurred that demonstrate the discontent of the poor migrant workers. Notably, the case of Foxconn and manufactures parts for, among other things, the iPhone. Some employees, overwhelmed by the working conditions they face for their meager wages, have thrown down the building. Prompting, by their suicide, a series of reactions to the international face of intolerable conditions of working life. More recently, two Honda plants have experienced events that we have very rarely seen in China. "The Honda Lock strike Forced to suspend production and led Honda Motor to shut icts Chinese assembly lines for more Than a Week. " Chinese Migrant Workers No Longer docile reads the Gazette article on these recent developments. He stressed the importance of the Internet to mobilize these discontented workers.

predictions are often confirmed that aside, and historians usually refrain from doing so. But what I take from everything I've learned this week about the changes underway in China in 2010 is that these classes are always lowered and they will decide about the political scene, who will foot the legitimacy of the party by economic growth. This is what the party fears, but his national union organization does not work at all to calm growing demands of China working. What do you think?